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CHINA
ZOOM 8
No. 37838
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1960.
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'Dangerous, and is not what it purports to be'
of the ELECTRICITY PROPOSAL FLAYED
day
REDS IN A
ROW
-DIVERGENCE of policy |
Outspoken opinions expressed
A in the Free World is There
*k
good thing for the Com-
nunists. Similarly, quarrel between Itus la and China is un ubvious advantage to the West.
are hidden the
dangers in
scheme proposed by the two local
as
on
companies alternative
But we in the
power Free Worta ave sensible enough not to allow our differences to Jeay to # split in the alllanre, and we would be wise to assume · that the same sentiment prevails in the opposite camp.
to nationalisation. This is the general conçensur revealed today by a China Mail; survey of public opinion on the agreement suggested by the Hongkong Electric Co Lid und the China Light and Power Ca
The companies proposed an agreement between the Govern ment and themelva whereby the two companies will be eas tilles
to a maximum
Therefore the reports,
allegodly eman:ting from Mosrow embassy sources and other people" supp, s. ly in the know of serious split in the Red ranks should not be bailed na portending imminent: break in the Communist front.
"
Similar reports have been appearing at intervals fur a long time now. They maks a "good sibey", ând that is about all that ran be said for them.
IT
Not trivial
FT is true that the dispute - there is a dispute : Hol a fitvial one. 11 concerns the correct inter prelation 11 Communist doctrine, and among those closed minds there cou nothing more serious.
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The Chinese, still in the first phase of Marxist develop- ment, stick to Lenin's theory that War with Capitalism is inevitable.
They do not fear a nuclear conflict. Theirs is still largely a primitive society, depending more on muscles than muchines, and if they lost even two-thirds of their people, they would still have 200,000,000 left..
Mr Khrushchev has abun
done this part of the
gin of 4.7 cents per unit of elretricity sold.
Retention
Of the margin, 2,5 cents per unit is to be marked for divi dends and 2.2 cents for reten- Tion in the busines
Mr Charles Barber, who re- presented the mation pictures Industry at the publle hear- ings on the Electricity Com- mission, said this morning "the offer of the iwo com- panies Is just about what I would have expected.
F
"In viv of wide diver. rence from the report of the Electricity Commission, would be scandalous, in my opinion, to accept the proposal without farther public hear inga."
**Aly feeling is that tho proposal has many hilden dangers and it is not what it purports to be." Another leent resident who bad represented an important leval industry at the public hearings objected to two points in the proposal.
Guarantee
"It seems to guarantee the companies their dividends. On tough coleulations, the dividends they are attempting to have
are guaranteed that which has been declared.
It compulsory
higher than
provision
Rescued from death
Alan Rose, the 26-year-old Lancashira-born gold-digger who
was rescued
from a gold mine in Timmins, Ontario, after being trapped for 69 hours, chats with his wife, Shirley, 24, in hospital in Toronto, Canada. Shirley flow out from Manchester, England, to be with her husband.-AP photo.
A MAN IN SPACE
NEXT
⠀⠀
PROBABLE STEP
BY SOVIET SCIENTISTS
London, Dec. 1.
LABOUR MEMBER'S QUERY IN COMMONS
EQUAL PAY FOR HK
WOMEN DEMAND
London, Dec. 1.
Mr Iain Macleod, the Colonial Secretary, said today he was sure progress would continue in Hongkong towards giving women equal pay with men in the public service.
Nasser seizes
Belgian assets
Cairo, Dec. 1.
A Presidential decree tonight placed Belgian assets in Egypt under Government control, officials of the Presidential Office stated. They called it "Nationalisation of Belgian assets."
He was replying to questiona in the House of Commons by Mrs Dalbarn Castle, a Labour Member.
Mrs Castle asked why it was not proposed to extend The principle of equal pay, reerntly introduced for certain women medical officers in Hongkong, In wonion teachers and other women civil servants in cosplay- ment of the Hongkong Govern- ment.
Conclusions
"On
Mr Macleod replied: January 1, 1000, 6,000 women were employed in Government service. Twelve, who arc medical officers, are receiving equal pay.
One report tonight linked the Imperialist countries and helped
today's Contoles | them to realise their aim." Move with breach with the UÁR which was blamed here on a "Belgin-
The statement said the VAR inspired conspirsey,"
Government fell. great anxiety "The policies of the Hong- about Congo developments. It kong Government are based on added: "What is happening in conclusions and recommenda- the Congo now besmirches the sons of last year's Salaries name of the United Nations.
Belgian concerne known to be flected are a Belgian bank, the Banque Belge et Internationale en Egypte, which is in reality an Egyptian concern with Belgian interests, and Heliopolis (Estale and Constructions) Company.
Two other Belginn-owned firms the Electricity Company of Cairo and the Electric Trans Company were placed under Equestration.
Criticism
•
Commisson which narrowed the gap between men and women's salariés."
Mite Castle asked if Mr. Mac- Jedd was aware that the Saleries Observers here believed that Cemmistion was composed ex- Iatem's over the Congo apparently re- getting tired or having this old reference to contacts cusively of men. Women were ferred to reports here, of discus-trick. foisted upon them of up- slons in Accra between repre-pointing an all-male, committee sentatives of Ghana, the UAR, for establishing there was no Guinen, Morocco and the Sudan. case for giving women equal
authoritative sources in pay with men Cairo yesterday declared there She askerd LE the Colonial A statement issued taler to- had been "no decision" to with- Secretary
by the Information draw the UAR army contingent woman getting equal pay "bit- Department said President from the UN Congo emergency terly resented" this discrimina-
force.
tion, and would tre intervene to Today's strong criticam here Hongkong.
gel equal pay for woman in
The decree spake of com- pensation for shareholders of the Hellapolis Company.
Professor Bernard Lovell, Director of the Jodrell Bank obser-
vatory, said tonight that the launching of the new Soviet night Space Ship III satellite indicated that the Soviet Union was now capable of "putting a man into space.”
Commenting on the inunching, Pro: Lovell said:
"This is
further indication JOCKEY CLUB
for retention of a portion of that the Russians have the cap- the profits in business would be ability of putting a man inte tantamount to shifting the
but space,
they seem burden of capitalization from the
shareholder the con making sure with dogs before
risklag human lives."
sumer,
10
For what is retained in busi-
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Meanwhile, the British Broad- casting Corporation announce that the new satellite was cirel- ing the earth every 88 minutes.
Leninist theory, which he pose will eventually be capital saya is out of date. Ho ised and issued to shareholdes." declares that Imperialist Mrion Cheong-Leen of
no longer in the Civic Aseccion had many A BBC station at Tatsfield, wars are
Lecause evitable
Com- munism will triumph with- out them.
He speaks as the head of a vast industrialised economy which would suffer almost A much from nuclear holaevust as
would the closely integrated sodleties of the West.
.
Long time
queries about the theme:
"In principle," he
had Kent,
In Moscow the Soviet Prime
monitored radio said, 1 signals from the satellite nij is a good thing that the two 19.055 kilocycles at every pass- diectric companies have now put age the space ship, the an forward for Governeatt connouncement said, sideration a scheme that is un! alternative to nationalisation. Minister, Mr Khrushchev, to- "Essentially, the public is night told reporters that the imerested in whether or not the latest launching of a Noah's Ark new scheme put forward will space ship was "a great victory: mean reduction-a sizable ro- towards man's fight in spaen." duction at that-of electricity
WALKED OVER charge:
w this scheme In effect
He had walked over to the
whero reporters give maximum protection to the table public from any arbitrary and standing during a reception to-
Prince night for
Norodom unreasonable
Silcuk, of Cambodia.
One reporter asked ..hlm
the
increases in
"Will it qui ratiter an efficient,
HE dissension has beer future?
abundant supply of electricity whether the animals in
Trumbling for a
were
the
at the lowest rate possible space ship would be returned to
Mr
Khrushchev
NOW ROYAL'
The Hongkong Jockey Club has been granted the title "Royal".
It was notified in Government today's Gazette that Her Majes- ty the Queen had given her pormission to use the title and henceforth the Club will be known as the Royal Hongkong Jockey Club.
The Club's rocords date back to 1849 but there is evidence that racing started in Colony in 1845.
the
Typhoon
COMMUNIST
‘SUMMIT”
APPEAL TO
PEOPLE OF
THE WORLD
Moscow, Dec. 1.
A communique issued after
An
BRUSSELS SHOCK or UN actions in Congo led to
Brussels, Deo, 1.
A commercial source here estimated the value of Belgian assets In Erypt at about 180 million Belgian franes (about 21.079,000),
The Culto move look ob- servers here by surprise.
sald Some
they were unabic, In view of the Congo's independence, to understand any link between the seizure and the Con. golese call for the with. drawal of the United Arab Republic embassy King in the Congo Reuter.
£
Nasser has issued decree the Communist summit nationalising the Cairo Electric Ousts conference said today the Railways and Hellopolis delegates had discussed Company and terminating the
corcession granted "topical problems of pre-Egyptian Government to Mr sent day international de- | Edouard Empala. velopments and of the
Communist movement,”
the
The communique said delegates from a Communist
A decree
by
the
time, and It will probably
and workers parties had "ex- "The President also issued rumble for a still longer consistent with public Interest? carth.
changed experience and femi- A Lecrco nationalising the Grinning, that Government "I think
Tokyo, Dec, 2,
Hared themselves time yet, but to imagine
with each bank a
the decree placing Ophelia that this means
comments an open thould now Invite
Arugged and sold; "Probably, Typhoo
changed then views and portions."
Egyptian Electricity Company but the scientists know belter
coutne Loday Rnd headed brenk between the two from the public and, in par-
Under The communique, quoted by
sequestration, and than I do. I have not talked those groups and
serum the Paello in a direc- Tass, fald the conference had
decree placing the Cairo Tram- largest Communist nations ticular, from is paro wishful thinking, the Electricity Supply Commis- individuals that participated in
with anyone about 11,"
tion that would spare Manila unanimously adopted a state ways Utility under sequestra- the full force of the 101-mile-ment und "an appeal to all the tion," It added, and wishful thinking wili
don hearings,
per-hour winds,
peoples of the world" only do the cause of the
"Until that is done, no final
Previous reports had plecat The discussion of all ques- Free World more harm
declsion
question
the storm east of Manila moving tions took place In an thin than good.
should be made
que west on by Govern
the Philippine atmosphere of fraternaj friend- ment,"
capital.
ship resting on the foundation
.
Russin is still the lender of
the
on
It
An authority on the local
Exchange Communist alliance. Stock
said; that the schemo would seem may help the
companies keep on taking more and more money
This leadership has been acknowlodged in Peking.
And Mr Khrushcher, though as capital from the consumers,"
there is n body of Soviet
opinion which supports the Leninlet point of view, is
stil very much the master of Soviet Russia.
AGROUND
He agreed that the weight of 4% tons was very great,
"It's big enough for a non to have his dinner inside," he said,
A Soviet astronomie expert,
Dmitry Marlynov, zaid tonight Lakal reports placed the of the immutable principles of the spice ship was not expected storm 645 miles east of Manila Marxian-Leninism and pro- 10 remain in space for "any but moving west northwest | letarian Internationalism," the considerable time."-AFP and instead of due west.-UPI. communique said-Reuter. Reuter.
Drink with a kick
Rome, Dec. 1,
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
New York, Dos, 1.
Importom of Russion perfumes which they plan to placa on the American market soon, disclosed today that they have a problem.
Two of the Soviet scents are named "Ted · Moscow""" and "Spútalk."
On
Earlier, Mr Abdel Kader Matem
of VAR Minister State for Information, com- Congolest menting on the breach with the UAB said m an official statement that his Governmical had established contacts in the last low days 14 agree oil "dectalve measures agalput the 0011. spiracies of the Imperialisis” In the Congo.
Government has
The statement said: "The UAR established
contacts the last few days with countries:supporting 'liberly and struggling againat third scent, however, Įperialism to tako decisiva they've succeeded · in «getting measures, to combat the con- the name changed.
spiracies of the Imperialists gainst the Independence of the
Traverse City, Dec. 1. Coast Guardamen today made A new cocktail, packing the contact with the etorm kick of a chariot horse and
· Liberlan The chances aro that Russin battered
freighter named "Ben Hur," was award- and China will fall out Francisco Morazan aground in ed first place in St Vincent on
Leko Mioliigan. ›
Wednesday night in a barmén's some day. But that day
The Grock skipper's wife, Mrs contest. Devised by: Lazzaro, will probably not como
Eduardo. Trivizas, who lean Doglietto, It contains two-thirds The Importer belleve they tintil China becomes a | expectant mother, was taken | vodka, one-third white ver-
would jell better unir | The Russians have agreed to cal! | Congo and to work to save the powerful industrial nation, from : the strikken ship. The mouth, two drops of bitter different names, but they say the third perfunö:"Treasure name of the United Nations. And that, will not be until. Deptale- and 12- crewmen to- | campart sperllive, 'an orango
Chest" fstead of. "Blacic i aftor the UN Command ~ ba the 21st century.
mained aboard ----AP.
ring and a cherry-AP.
Casket,”—AP.
become a tool in the hands of
the Russians refuse to chang)? the name, '.
1
was
3.3..ከ
that
speculation that the United Mr Macleod replied: "I can- Azb Republie and other not advise the Governor to dia-. African states may be exploring regard
the report of
the
the postbility of support for Salaries Commission," Me Patrice Lumumba outside The UN scope.
The UAR Government claims that Mr Lumumbs is the sole
legal claimant to the leadership of the
Mr Macleod suld that in this
and that country: It had been
a long and slow process towards equal pay.
Congo Government "I am sure progress will con- because of parliamentery back-tue la Hongkong,” he said.— Ing-Reuter.
Reuter.
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