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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1960.

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Washington clamps down on exports to Cuba

Of The FIDEL CASTRO MAY HIT BACK

Day

Bemvindos

a Hongkong!

ETWEEN Hongkong and

But there is an affinity

of historie attachment and Interest which common guarantee for any governor from our neighbouring pro vince the warmest and most Aincere welche, the kind reserved

for enther rolution

2

then

close

un

old friend. ISHE it ip with particular pleasure that Hongkong welcomes Lt.Col Juime Silverio

Marques and his wife on their first oficial visit to the Colony as the represen- Lative of that country which British people have always been proud to claim as their oldest and most respected ally,

For the year, 1980. over 100 years after the founding of Macao, finds both erri iaries faced with a common predicament and common problems, tolerated as they a quiescent but are with ill-concealed antipathy by their neighbour, China. The Portuguese will recall that this is not the first time in their long history on the China cons that relations have been so strained, but it is doubtful if the impact has ever been as severo and costly as today.

N his helicopter trip over the Colony this morning the Macao Governor will have seen the effect of the refugee influx on long kong, the new industrial lowns springing up along the mainland seaboard, the Intensive farming of the New Territories valleys and Its terraced hills, the com- preased tenements of Kow- Inn and Wanehal, the re settlement areas and the hills on which shanty huts eling like autuma leaves, These problems tre

peculiar

many

More reprisals A whirly-bird's eye-view expected

against U.S.

Hanava, Oct. 19.

Dr Fidel Castro's government is expected to take further reprisals against the United States after the new American economic measures announced today to limit exports to Cuba.

THE U.S.

WILL INVADE

CUBA'

United Nations, Oct. 19. Dr Raul Roa, Cuban Foreign Minister, alleged today that the United States would attempt a large- scale invasion of Cuba, "in the next few days."

Hls charge was contained in a document published here to- declared that which day "aggression" by the United States could be "the beginning

and

Kovern-

There has been no ment reuclion yet to today's American ban on the export of

goods large categories of

to Cuba, but the government radio repeatedly referred to the ex- port restrictions ELS "new American aggression against the Cuban revolution."

Dr Castro has previously warned that his government would respond to

economic

"every by nggression" seizing American-owned pro- perty.

nf

The Cuban government has! already tintervened" In al number

American-owned firms by taking over production, und several companies owned by Americans were among companies nationalised lows adoplert last Friday,

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The American property still not seized is estimated to tolal about $250 million (about £90 muliunt. and includes insurance. companies, department store Interests, and a rubber factory.

Meanwhile, in Washington, the State Department Essued an explanatory statement of the 1.5. action in banning American cxporta to Cuba, and included, a six-point in- dictment of Cuban trade and rcononile policies.

Not reprisal

"The government of Cubs," I said, as instituted a series of arbitrary, illegal and dis- criminatory economic measures which have injured thousands citizens and have of American

a conflagration of drastically altered the hitherto mutually beneficial pattern of suspected proportions

trade between the United consequences for munkind."

Stales and Cuba,"

not

too

of

10 Hongkong:

Macao's are though necessarily on 11

The

amalier scale.

perience and dithculty was

A case

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of

a new one, but for Hong kong it was

of develop or die. That long- kong and Macao survive is

a combination of due to diverse factors with faith uppermost, and it is an abundance of it that keeps our courage high.

Eecause of its proximity and

cloxe

Generat Dr Roo, in asking for

The statement said the US. Assembly action on his com-

action had been taken "reluc- plaint, said that various "acts

and was designed to tanily" the were oggression"

defend the legitimate economic prelude a large-scale-in- vasion which, according to interests of US citizens against

the Castro regime's policies, rellable information possession

A. State Department spokes- man sald further that the im-

was "not in the nature of an economic reprisal."

Lieut-Gol faime Silverio Marques (inses, top right) taking of in a helicopter from the grounds of the Government Stadium this morning for an aerial survey of Hongkong~(China Mail Photo).

Macao Governor sees

Colony from the air

The Governor of Macao, Lieutenant-Colonel Jaime Silverio Marques, was shown the latest developments in industrial and public works in the Colony from a helicopter this morning.

TIDAL

WAVE, CYCLONE

Disaster's death

toll over

5,000

Dacca, Oct. 19.

authorities, will be attempted position of the US. embargo More than 5,000 people died in the Ramgati and

In the next few Reuter.

in the

the of

Cuban

days."

The State Department listed six Cuban economic and trade measures which yold could

to

relationship Hang TRAIN ROBBERY

kong has FL11 abiding interest in Macao's affairs. Its quiet, old-world charm, its brand tree-lined traffic- free boulevarde, its matchable view of the Pear River delta make it almost a second home to Hong-

un-

alike. Indeed many aver that but for the contrast

WILD WEST STYLE

Kingsey, Oct. 19.

kong Chinese and British Six masked bandits today held up a Canadian Na- tiona! Railways train in Wild-west fashion, fired shots at the diesel locomo tive, and excaped with 15 scaled

from bags luggage van.

that a spell in Macao offers, existence In Hongkong would be intolerable. THE Hongkong community

forbears

Inns been enriched and strengthend by the large number whoac -made their home there, and who today serve the Colony in many walks of life with

Indeed distinction. Portuguese name is

not be justified by a need

The following six measures were listed:

Hatia islands area alone in last week's East' Pakistan cyclone and tidal wave, it was re- ported here today.

the from Other reports The statement was made by conserve that country's foreign the chairman of a Ramguil area stricken

orea said about 100 exchange reserves.

union council in the local Ben- fishermen from the Cox's Bazar Cuban gali newspaper Sangbad, A region had been missing since official announcement last the night of the disaster. The Castro regime, in the Saturday said 3,000 people were Arst months of its existence in believed to have died. 1959, levied a varicly of laxus against US. flour, potatoes, zice, }

motor car drugs, shoes, and parts,

Regulations governing the Full reports of what happened disposition of dollar exchange when the worst tidal wave in living memory swept across the were gradually tightened.

islands and coastal

Hundreds of thousands more were rendered homeless.

The Governor of Hongkong, Sir Robert Black, pointed out the specially interesting features as the helicopter, plloted by Fight-lieutenant T. Carbis spun Its way over the harbour and outlying islands,

saw

They

the teeining activity in Lalchikok and Tsun Wen, the site of ship-breaking at Gin Drinkers' Bay and the vast reclamations, new factories of the and realdential areas satellite town growing up fast nt Kun Tong.

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Closure of News Chronicle and Star

JOURNALISTS

DEMAND

AN INQUIRY

London, Oct. 19.

Journalists employed by the News Chronicle and the Star tonight demanded a government in- quiry into the closure of the two papers.

They called

was "rejected on the National Thomson's offer Union of Journalists' executive out of hand."

poet, Lord Layton, Liberai to pross the Ministry of Labou -"or any other appropriate and Sir Geoffrey Cowther, the

defend government department to set ocononist,

the decision up a public independent Inquiry to sell the News Chronicle in which would examine and a letter to be published in "to- port on the circumstances lead-morrow's alltion of the Times. ing to the sale of the news-They are the only members of ppers.

the Dally News Trust who are Tho News Chronicle, # not connected with the Cadbury national Liberal dai'y wiin 3

Lamily. circulation of 1,102,194, was They write: "We would like absorbed this week by

Lo place on record the fact that thes Conservative Daily Mail, Its we entirely concurred in

evening decision to Doll companion London

the News newspaper, The Stor, was Chronicle and The Star to swallowed at the same time by Associated Newspapers Limited. the London Evening News,

the

Tonight's Joint statement by the staffs of the two absorbed newspapers

spoke

The reason

about "To our

be

Infinite regret we

"Publlo comment seems to

"mysterious moves** behind could see no preferable alterna- the closure and said they had tive. "been told two separate offers had been made for the jour- Tats in the past few months. The Journalists said they had been informed the Australian Consolidated Press offered to put 4 million into the con- Thomson, cern" and Mr Roy

Canadian newspaper magnate had "offered £1 million that would have kept both papers

going,"

The

Secure

overlooking three vital points. First, the decision to sell the papers was në minde in the interests of the staff............ Lord Layton and Sir Geoffrey Crowther continue: "The second point follows from the first. Why did we not accept any of the offers that were made to huy the papers and continun them?

If the interests of the stat were to be protected, any pro- spective purchaser would have journalists' statement to establish that he had enough rold they had been told that money not only provide and to incet either of these bids might have working capital

the trading deficits but also, it made their jobs secure,

Australian Consolidated Pross and when he eventually failed, was said to have approached to provide the very large sum the owners of the News for the staff that is now avail- Chronicle and The Star several able. months ago with a firm offer of a six-week option to buy both papers.

"No offer, backed by any such. sums of money was ever made,

"Thirdly, why all the secrecy and suddenness

"The reason for this is ob- Newspapers vious. Associated

It was ready to put down £10,000 to secure this option- and, if it elected to proceed, to pay £2,500,000 for plant and Ltd (who have acted with great and understanding) premises as a going conteern. patience

It undertook to keep the two were willing to pay a very papers alive for at least three substonial sum of money for years and to invest a further the two papers but only on £1,500,000 in developing them, condition that they should have An hour

possible start The journalists said that de. the maximurn

over their competitors in the The fight took just over lane Australians, the Daily News

spite repeated approaches by effort to hold the circulation of the News Chronicle, and The hour, after which the official Board-which owned the

two stor parly, which Included Lieuten papers and is headed by Mr

"This would not have been ant J. E. Risso Gill, Aide-de-Lauronce Cadbury - reached

possible if all Fleet Street had Camp to the Governor of Macao,

no decision until three months

known, what was in the wind, had lunch at Fanling Lodge.

ago "when the offer was finally To keep the negotiations com- turned down."

pletely private was an essential The Journalists also said they, condition of such an operation."

been told that Mr Roy Router.

This afternoon Sir Robert and Lady Black will accompany the Governor of Macao and Madame Silverio Marques to Queen's NO HOPE

Pier, where the Governor of Earlier reporta said about Macao will take the salute from 45 fishing boats which were a Guard of Honour provided by caught at ses had been over the Hongkong Police. turned by the cyclone. Sur- vivors who were picked up | At Queer's Pier L-Col, and by liners had expressed no Madame Silverlo Marques will the Service Buy farewell to hope for their companions,

• Some US. exporters were offshore "pressured" to continue ship- belt in the region of the Ganges

It was reported, however, that commanders, the Acting Chief ments of their products. delte, are not expected for an-about 60 Bshermen had return-Justice, members of Executive

dis other three or four days. criminated against the United The death count may not beed to their villages near Cox's Courell and the Acting Consul Stales by sing import flcensing, complete for weeks.

tho

Castre regime

• The

to

The bags were reported have contained money destined for banks in Quebec City. No passengers were molested, but driver W. Arnold was slightly cut when i glass in his cah was shattered ny a bulle familiar to us as the Bri- Kingsey, which has a popula

They tion of 200, is tish and Chinese.

the

about 70 miles

fought in our war against northeast of Montreal-Neuter. the Japanese in 1941 with

bravery and honour, and many here have cause for that neutral gratitude

Macae opened its doors to

so many despite pressure on

BIG BLAZE

Manila, Oct. 20.

housing and com-A total of $3 million worth of

Tantly survicos,

state trading, and threats of intervention against American- owned arms in Cuba.

The seizuro of privato American factories and other properties had served to distort further the traditional pattern of trade,

U.S. efforts to reach "a fuir and equitable solution" of these trade problems were re- buffed by the Castro regime,

Bashful

boys

Paris, Oct. 19.

and U.S.Interests had found no French authorities today bowed effective recourse in the Cuban to protests from bashful boys who objected to appearbe nude before draft

courts. Reuter,

property went up in smoko TYPHOON MAMIE

.:

Iwo Jima.

Tokyo, Oct. 19.

!

board per- medical officers, and milted them to be examined when undershorts wearing called up in future.

The Governor of such a city yesterday after a seven-hour fire razed three-fourths of the will always be welcomed in

Dr Roger Pinctenu, Paris! southern Philippine town of Hongkong with warmth and

Typhoon Momle curved away Municipal Councillor, had com. Jolo, It was reported today. deep affection. The only regret ly that his stay is Described as the worst to hit from Japan today after raking plained in the official municipal "ahocked the modesty of como such a short ona. Bolated that part of the Philippines, the the American nilitary island of bulletin, that the nudity rule

Tho S. Alfree sald

U.S.

of the conscripte." as our welcome is we ex- conflagration started from a

The Profect of the Soine on- tend to him and Madame Chinese store at 4 am yesterday Momie, carrying 120 mph winds

and, destroyed completely the Silverio Marques a sincore municipal bulding, the pubile near its centre, was 280 miles nounced today that the Minis Iwo Jima try of the Armed Forces had greeting Bemvindos a

draftaca lo market and the biggest stores north-northeast of

now authorised away nt Hongkong, Suporabe que sprawled across three-fourths of at 9 pm and moving

wear underwear shorts,AIT. vollem sm bravo,

the area-UPT.

20 mp AP

Dazar,

for Portugal,

hod

PORTUGAL'S 'COLONISERS'

Reports from Ramgat and The two eminer visitors w: The

Hatia inlands said the steneh

sebe accompanied by the Governor from decaying bodies was strong it was difficult to breathe. and Lady Black or board the They will may One 1011

of disififectant had Lady Maureen, bees seat to Rungati island os farewell to te visitors when in extensive anti-they board the Tai Loy, ferry Juliral step

Joft Green Islar for Macao. epidemie measures-Reuter.

Man rescued

ATTACKED BY REDS

United Nations, Oct. 19.

Communists today continued attacks against "Portuguese colonisers."

Dhimiter Lamant of Albania | answering with severo repre- sald Portugal was disturbed by pessive measures. "the great beration move- ment"

in

Africa, and

wes

He told the fourth (trusted-- ship) committee that à 'closed trial in Angola was beld 1C- cently for 60 nationalists who sought self-determination for a population of 4,800,000.

SCREAMS FROM ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER this struggle will be crowned

Chattanooga, Oct. 19. A young barbar, swollan, burned and brained, was rescued screaming from rovolving alactric clothes dryer in a coin-operated laundry early today. Police are trying to find out who put him there, why and who put the coin in the slot that started; the 'drúm turning.

The barber, Amox S. Culpepper, 28, was reported in a satisfactory condition

Ho

at a hospital with bruises, second- degree burns and scalp cuti. was unable to tell investigators what had happened. Detectives said they were summoned by 'two men who live near the self-

Thay service

*reparted laundry. hearing Culpepper's screams. Investigators sold Culpepper had spent soveral hours earlier In the night at a`tavern'AP.

1

"The day come when

with visiory" Mr Lamani đậm clared.

Alberio, Franco Nogueria of Portugal denied that such a trial had occurred. He all 60 defendants had been tried re- cantly for, aubvariva retivities before the public and press, Including foreign journalists.

Five lawyer defended them and most defendants" were' no- quitted, halwalch.3 Mini taximum penalty was two years.

"I wonder if trials are held along such liries in Albania," he naked-UPI,

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