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Dramatic take-off-boosters are needed for Flying Watchmaker's overburdened plane GLUCKMANN LEAVES KAI TAK

Tsun Wan and Bid to set up

the Bank

THE tue, imposing struc

curs Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ins put up in Taun Wan illes- trates better than anything едно the pace of develop ment and expansion taking place in the New Terri- tories. The weekend tripper will not have failed to

turo which the

new non-stop

solo record

notice the concentration of A heavily-loaded monoplane took

industry along the Castle

Peak Beaboard road, the

amazing growth of Yuen

Long and the urbanisation: of Tipo,

Tsun Wan itself is rapidly filling up with shops, apurt- ments, cinemas,

very

substantial Police station

In

off

sluggishly from Kai Tak this morning on an attempt to set up a new long-distance non-stop flying record.

the pilot's seat was Peter Gluckmann, the

"Flying Watchmaker."

and How an exchange bank HK to get

which is bound to do much

to foster civic pride mong the inhabitants of this ever-growing community.

OSSIBLY

Possi

10 Aren of

equivalent size naywhere in the world bas undergone such a rapid and thorough transformation as the Taun Was. Valley in the last 10 years. Opportunismi

8

undoubtedly played a large part in this growth but the element of faith, mentioned by Mr G. O. W. Stewart at the opening of the new hank Saturday, a much more Inst important. Without Hongkong's political

Security

internal und stability, its progressive and forward-looking nd- ministration and its

efficient and hensive commercial facilities.

investors would care to chance their enpital here. The Bank's move illustrates how much faith tho business Com- munity have in their own future and the signifi- cutice of this - will Apparent to all

considering

ments.

Torant

com-

bo

outsiders local invest-

de-

is im- Bank's move

for wanother reason. It is a good example

much-needed of the centraliantion of commer- cial facilities which must keep alep with the develop ment of the Territories.

The Kowloon Wharf and

Godown Ltd is anolber

TV films

of Royal wedding

Nome

London, Apr. 19. Hongkong will be among which 20 countries

first will receive "by the possible piano" television films of the wedding of Princess Margaret and Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones Ja Westminster Abbey DN May

the BBC, According to bealder Hongkong, 16 European countries. the

Canada, United Stater, Australia and Nigeria have asked for BBC's televisiun roverage of the wedding.

Live transmissions

will

be relayed to 16 European Mait countries. — China Special.

Macmillans

celebrate

40th wedding

anniversary

London, Apr. 19.

nt

Shortly after his take-cft Kai Tak airport he radioed the control tower to say that he was "stil flying very low and the plane wasn't completely stable." Gluckman climbed into the oir at 10.15 am with the avalst- ance of Jet take-off rockets.

The plane, a small J-35 "Beechcraft" Bonanza, climbed heavily into the air and appear- ed to stager for a short dis- lance before fixing course.

Heavy load

It

Eye-witnesses reported that it appeared as if the plane was too heavily loaded. Gluckmann, cheery Son Francisco watchmaker, at six feet and 200 lbs is himself no help to the weight problem.

Altogether the sturdy little plane is bearing a lothi weight of 6,000 lbs, including two tons of fuel.

Gluckmann who has already broken two cross Atlantlo re- cords will be flying 7,945

miles to beat the previous re- cord of 7,688 mlies held br Max Conrad,

He will be flying as low as 100 feet for the Arst 50 miles and he expeels not to reach his full altitude until shortly before arriving at Tokyo.

Last leg

From Tokyo he will pass over the Aleutian Islands, the weather ship "Papa," Seattle and then San Francisco, Bying Inland as much as possible on this last leg.

He plans to set down In New York after 65 hours non-stop Aying.

For food he is using packed lunches, concentrated soup and Hoft fruit.

To keep awake he will use an electronic buzzer which he de-

terma

company to make a similar Mr Harold Macmilan, the cribes in watchmaking

move. It has built godowns and a jetty in this area- and the Eope is that other Hongkong Arms follow

their lead.

The need to make the New Territories much more self- contained should become one of the Colony's chief

of

ns "making more Infernal Prime Minister, and Lady

noise than the

Big

Ben Dorothy Macmillan to London" morrow celebrate their "ruby" wedding the 40th anniversary of their mar- Margaret's riage at St Church, beside West- minster Abbey.

members of

They plan to spend the day quietly at Birch Grove House, concerns itl the next their country home In Sussex, ten years. Logically If with u fow Taun Wan is to became family. Hongkong's Manchester this should

Ive!

HK films shown

the

at German

Festival

one

Frankfurt, Apr. 19.

The Prime Minister is making An "Asian Film Week" sald

A inurning newspaper report necompanied today masted Lady Dorothy as by the building of large saying "I might have forgotten godowns and wharves, the the anniversary myself if come-

body hadn't reminded me. establishment of branch "

don't suppose for business offices, the exten-

moment that my husband has nion of the railway to this remembered." area and the growth of tug nud lighter services, mention just a few aspects of essential development. Furthermore, if Taun Wan le to be the first of a number of satellite towns, it and Macmillan will dy to Paris to othern like it must provide attend the East-West summit

the

ruggod,

to

the mod of his short Easter

By the end of next? holiday. week, Commonwealth Primo Ministers will begin arriving for the London conference begin. ning on May 3,

A few days after it emuls, Mr

to be the first held in Europe and which Includes films from Hongkong, opened here today and will run until April 29, Organised by the adult educa- Bon and further education of Frankfurt and authorities

economic, cultural and political problems now facing Asia.

A member of the organining|

FIMENTAL

Further

bloodshed

in Korea

Youth shot

Seoul, Apr. 20, Army troops enforcing stern martial law today shot and killed a 14-year-old youth in front of the Na tional Assembly building amid sporadic outbreaks of new violence in riot- torn Korea. Troops patrolled the streets in full battle-gear and the situation generally

was

quiet here and in other major cities where day- long melees yesterday claimed nearly 100 lives.

new

The death of the youth und hospital figures brought the death toll in all to at least 98.

Ninety-three of these were

in Seoul where soldiers

with rifles and heavy guns

Gluckmann waves goodbye at Kai Tak this morning before tako-off. China Mail photo.

Rooftop huts in morning

gutted blaze

The only injured mon

was sent to

A man was toriously burnt and two children lost and found ögain in a big fire Kowloon Hospital by a Fire Brigade am- which swept through 21 huts on the roof-bulance. top of 33.43 in Fu Wing Street, Kowloon, this morning.

The blaze, which started in a rooftop cloth printing factory at about 9.45 a.m. spread quickly through the woodon struc- tures making about 100 people homeless.

A crying mother searching through- out the burnt debris for her little son and daughter was overjoyed when a firoman found thom safe and sound in the street.

They went down by themselves as soon as the fire started.

Most of the occupants wore out on their jobs when the fire broke out,

Firamon used a 100-foot turntchle ladder to bring hoses to play on the blaze and it was extinguished in 45 minutes.

Chief Fire Officer, Mr W. J. Gorman, supervised the fire fighting.

Six fire engines and two ambulances were on the scene.

The Social Welfare Department has already started registering the fire victims.

Herter hits out

at measures

adopted by

Rhee

Washington, Apr. 19.

in armoured cars, yester The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Christian

day rammed into mobs and

nt blazed away students who ut the height of the riots had 300 pushed to within yards of President Syng- man Khee's palace-UPI.

AFRICAN ARRESTS CONTINUE

Port Elizabeth, Apr. 18.

men ond By tonight 300 14 HURT IN UKcommittee said today that films

had been obtained from women had been detained by on the New Afghaniston, Ceylon, Hongkong, police in raids

India, Singapore,

Indonesia, Brighton aral Kwazokele African Japan, Korea, Malays, Pakistan, townships near Port Elizabeth. the Philippines, South Vietnam and some of the Asiatic Ro- publica of the Boviet Union.

BUS ACCIDENT

A. Horter, charged the South Korean

Airman hurt

in accident

Senior Aircraftsman P. B. Wink, of RAF. Little Sai Wan, was knocked down and injured by a private car in Queen's tho main Road East, outside gio of H.MS. Tarnar, at about 11 o'clock last night,

to the

Ho was admitted British

Military- Hospital, where his condition is sald ta be not serious,

Kitchen fire

Four fire engines, were rushed to 2 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay when a fire broke out in a kitchen at 11.15 am. today.

The fire which was enused by an overturned kerosene slove was extinguished almost im- mediately.

GLOUCESTER

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Government today with adopting "re- CATERS FOR ALL PRIVATE FUNCTIONS

pressive measures unsuited to a democracy."

Ic called on President Syngman Rhee's government to take necessary and effective ac Lion 10 profect democratic rights, including freedom of speech, assembly and the press, Am-

Mr Herter, 'summoning bassador You Chan Yang to his office, also called for an end to

free

Disarmament

campaigners

what he described as unfair on long trek

discrimination against politien! opponents" of the regime.

Strongly-worded

London, Apr. 19. Carrying a large banner, "Akdermasten to the Summit" Atelear campaigners for

ten

The Stafa Department made disarmament tonight marchad Dartford 17 miles from Herter's strongly into known Mr

Comunicato worded.

few London, at the end of the first moments after the Ambassador stage of their promised walk to

Paria, ended his 30-minute vikit.

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London, Apr, 10. Fourteen poople were injured when a bus in which they were

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Ilundreds of troops and police took part in the raids, nided by armoured cara,

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