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Central African Federation conference in London

of the BANDA OUT TO WRECK TALKS

day

Hammarskjold's

Private Army

THE

THE real tailure of the United

Nations In the Congo is not] that the country today 18 an much of a madhouse as it was when the Belgians walked! out. but that

United the Nations have never been united. No ringte policy haa emerged from repeated meet-

ings of the General Assembly!

Denies party intimidating opponents

London, Dec. 8.

that would enable Mr Das Nyasaland's nationalist leader, Dr Hast-

Hammarskjold to do the one thing that everyone want reatore order and stability.

To make malters worse various have sent in nations which

contingants civil or military ore using them as Instruments of nationa! prejudice, rather than committing them to the complete authority of the UN. Eaally the worst offenders are Chang and Guinea who are blatantly using the cloak of the UN to bring Me Lumumba back to power. Naster's VAR and Ceylon, having failed to get their own way, have now walked out. Yugoslavia too. Thus the process of lain. tegration of UN Authority which Mr Hammarskjold fears meat is taking place in spite of his best efforts to prevent it.

is a bit late now to task of solutions but if there is one lie in divesting each it munt

civilian contingent and avery official of national identity. At the rate the UN is losing money the Congo operation Ja costing more than HK$50 mililon a month this looks like remaining an idealixi's But at lepat Ham. droom. marak fold's Private

Army would be answerable only is one master and because of its lack of any national Idenilty, would win the confidence and trust of individual members.

thus With a

force police

j

ings Banda, declared today he was out to wreck the Central African Federation arrested.

Bunda

spoke la

- even at cost of being re-

reporters' even if have to go to prison

again," Banda said.

caled to hear a denim of allega tiens that his Malawi Congress Party in Nyaraland is intimidat ing its opponents into suport 12:4 breakaway from the

They are frightened because they low the Federation is dead and am going, lo buy it row at Lancaster Hour (WHETE delegates from the Rhodesias to fight Sir Rond Nyasaland are meeting to Welensky, the Federal Premier, disen the Federation's

future).

Fed Pration. - mean

Collisions

in Thames

fog

Gravesend, Dec. 8.

The worst fog of the season swathed the lower Thames in'a cafton-padded, blind- fold tonight, turning it into a harbour master's nightmare.

The

Mati Grave- miles

11 Hon versel

Jala constituted there would-be no Visva Jyoti outward-und danger of sulky or frustrated collides with the Royal Governments withdraw. Les ship Pardo in

guarding send Reach, about two, Or ing their men their favourites or shooting of Gravesend,

The French ship Mekong pi down rivals. It is indeed the

few 8,267

collides tons

with a private enterprise of 2 members and officials which fourth ship not far away from

the other collision. -has ruined the chances making this first rest

of

teat

of UN authority and prestige a succeso.

The British freighter Parimo, of 1,543 torta, slammed into an Foil whart

jetty

Thanks at Havers

Arrested

br

Bancia was arrested Nyasaland's British authorities last your and released in April after nearly 13 months in jail.

He described the allegations of violence and intimidation by Malawy supporters as thrown "simply a red herring across the trail"

The allegations were made by a group of six British parlia- mentarians touring the Federa- tion. Four of them arrived back today from their two-wock fact-unding mission.

They said they had brought back photographs to prove their charges against Banda's party.

Banda toki reporters he had cabled to Nyasaland ordering his party to refrain from violence against Europeans. Asians and the police

British

$ coins being counted for Monday's rush

Hongkong's new S1 coins will be

released to the public Monday instead of January 1.

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A proclamation making them Iegal tender from that day this morning's appeared in Government Gazette. and

Banks today were busy prepar- ing for the rush on Monday, The coins, minted in Britain, arrived in the Colony earlier is week in "Ample quant!-

· Bandu praised the Prime

Min stor Mr Harold Marinillan, the Colonial Secre-

Jain Melccd tavy. Mr Commonwealth Relations Seere- Lory. Mr Duncan Sandys.

They are men of the 1960s not of the 19th century," he sald.

"Macmillar.

knows that ย new wind is blowing in Africa. As It is the longer the UN re-

Vested interests mains the lower its reputation falls, and the more hamkiruhg

"Certain scellons of the Brit- and confused the local situa

Ish Conservative Party' and the tion becomes. What the UN

Interests--which now has to consider is whethar

Press, vested

Try- Welensky represchts-are the Congo would be better of

help. without its

Colonel

ing to wreeks the conference." Banda's stalemes d'imbish- Mobutu still has the most

lowered the threat of an all-Afric authority. Let him call in the

walk-out from the conference, nations ho

to help wants

"We shall know nothing more although he mid he will not the frightful straighten out

demand for until the for begins to lift a give way on his mete, instead of saddling him

secession with thaka

doing Gravesend tug offer spokesman Nyasaland's who are

raid, "and that does not look in Central Alrican their utmost to sabotage and

like being tonight"-UPI

tion.-AP. frustrate him at every turn.

Lindt

to

TUGS SENT Tugs with fog-piercing radar lend s- were dispatched sictines, although none of the appeared to have collisions Caused serious damage. No in- furios were reported.

Visibility in the Thaines, was almost nil.

Lind

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from

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HK refugees

fles" and are being dollvered

to banks all over the Colony in tin boxes.

Colony bankers unable to predict change in local rates

Hongkong bankers cannot predict a change in local interest rates inmediately in the wake of the London rate reduction announced yes- terday.

This

by

was learned

the Both Mr R. G. L. Of phent, Chiro Mall after canvassing the Ma: ages of เน Hongkong

the

opinions of loading Exipaux and Chinens barkers in Colors this morning,

Beats found in HK

U.S. funds being misused

kiert Lf die Hongkreig S Shaghal Bank, and Mr A. 0. Small, Manager of this Charter- ed Bank, row the London move na a rating of help to tow Amerkan dollar and en in- ridestal boost to the consumer good, trade to home.

The Bank of Eyland on- notuleed a eut in the rate from

ve-al--hlf per cent to five par cent yesterday.

"I see no resnediale charge in the Hongfang ratu," said Mr Oliphant. Quite ilkely there will be none."

say

Mr Samil, who had a long appterinte with Mr Oliphant

It this morning, said,

what ely to offcel. If any. this change Fale in the Bank of England will have on interest

rates in Hongkong."

Discourage

of

New York, Dec. S. An American newspaper to

day quoted the dis. appearance of two deep- sea. fishing boats, bought with American aid tor

Mr....H.. Kan, Manager Cambodia, and their sub- the Bank of East Asia, told the discovery in China Mail, "I don't think the gequent

wil ralc reduction Hongkong as an example London of the

way foreign aid affect Hongkong very much.

However, he adopted a "walt attitude towards the money was being "mis- and sec used."

local money market.

Mr Kan sald he had anticipat The New York World Ticed the London move, a couple "But I never. Sun said inlauses of months ago. were inexcusable when America dreamed it would come so soon is all done by counting was suffering from a critical in the most unlikely month of

December." machines and, the above China drain on its gold reserves. Mail photo shows two mem. Other cases UI bern of the Bank staff making "mlguses" cited were: up packets of 30 coins.

bearings presented when the Duke of Edinburgh visited Hongkong.

Shanghai Banking

Corpora- tion's cash department were busy counting the coins into Jots of 50 and 100. This

Originally--it was intended to This morning, the Hongkong and

issue them on Jan. 2. Each box contains five sacks, cach sack, 5.000 cupro-nicket dollar

coins.

the featuring Queen's head on one side' and flon rampant falling the Pearl of the Orient, symbolis- ing Hongkong. This is taken from the Colony's armorial

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Kennedy selects Stevenson

for United Nations

Washington, Dec. 8.

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President-elect John Kennedy today asked Mr Adlai Stevenson to serve in

his administration as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Mr Fulbright's appointment was offering jobs to The long-awaited announce he

of Státe. Oliver New York, Dec. 8. ment by Sen Kennedy was Byran (Whizzer) White Former Secretary

football great powerful Congresdonal volens The United Nations new High made by the President-elect on All-American"

John were also ski to have been Commissioner for Refugees, Mr the frant steps of his George- from Colorado, and Mr

the 1952-50 Hooker of Nashville, lawyer and brought to bear on his behalf. Felix Schnyder, said today the town home with

standard bearer close friend.

Observers believed Sen Ken- conscience of the world must Democratic

Senator Willam Fulbright warnedy still trying to deelde be kept aware of the problem standing by his side.

The two men conferred for the "hot" tip today as Sen whether his naming of Sea Kennedy's eventual chuter as Fulbright as Secretary of State Secretary of State,

would arouse ontngonlim among The only other candidates Negro

United voters in the said to be still in the running States and might also be criti- Dean clsed in Africa and in Latin- a for the post were Mr con- Rusk, President of the Rocke America.

of refugees to help improve an hour and five minutes before their states."

The refugee problem in Hong-emerging to talk in reporters. kong, Mr Schnyder said, does not fall under the mandate of

Close friend

Mr

off Stevenson put the High Commissioner, but he sold the problem there "deserves decision pending further

with Sen Kennedy today,

a great deal of sympathy and siderallon of what he described feller Foundation, who conferred interest," and that he would us matters affecting the general gladly lend his good omees it strengthening of the American eoiled upon.

| delegation to the UN.

The Kennedy-Stevenson con- ference took place after the President-elect had announced

He will succeed Dr Auguste Lindt as High Commissioner on February 1AP.

Car starter triggers bomb

New York, Dec. 8.

farrier. His death set oft -an. intensiva searoli. fer

possible gangfand or labour Lies.

A trucking company em-

ployee was led by bomb triggered by the sjarter in his car today 20 -tie net off frons 'laks. Juxury

apartment In Forest IIULIS,' The bisat, second of kis kind within 24 hours in the metropolitan area, killed Konnoth Fotubers, 201 hurled shrapnel-like" fragmeWilliam' librant, govern. ments for hundreds ́of feet and shaltered dozens of

Sen Fulbright, as a represent. andative of Arkansas, has aligned Mr David Bruce, former Am-himself with the pro-segregation bassador to West Germany. Southerners in Congress, The Mr Ruck declined to sayWashington Post also reported Kenedy that there was "opposition frem whether he and Son talked about a role for him in those who consider him pro- the new administration.

Arab in the Israel-Arab contro Vergy,"

*Far East affairs

Sen Johnson and others in He told Eewsman they dis- Congrey were belleved to be cussed foreign affairs generally urging his appointment despite and capecially "organisallon of-the-possible criticism-UPI, AP the Government to carry out and Router.

our foreign policy."

Tho 51-year-old Democra was Assistar Secretary of State in the Truman administra-

HK taxation

Londen, Doc. 8. Mr Iain Macicod, the Colonial

Le Sexetary, told a quisicher in was in the State Departmet, the House of Commons today but he said the conversation that huout 10 per cent of the today covered the full rate of, estimated; · national #inctmo

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"We know that Kenneth had not friends who wore 'exaclis' spright, law-abid- Beteoilya ing citizen,” James: Lorrait said...

tion

Mr

of Rusic was in charge For Eastern affults when

time Yesterday morning, in

bomb blasted the car

of

ment”),wlinem In evarion DREK ugalnet [="Takzimley*w/ Union “offolais,

tax

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mid

10ibrant "had "missed ther explosion by minutes, t

Feinberg "wad a checker for the Fox Trucking, Co. and was the son of a wealthy

and

alleged

inspectors

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The London gesture, he said, is definitely meant to help the U.S. currency.

The cut in London rate would Americans from

⚫ Goverment

up with "have caught than 300 case of fraud, wasle discourage

last transferring their dollar funda and inefficiency in the

Into the London market to pro-

year."

⚫ Twa men in the Phillp-t by the higher interest rates, pines are being tried on charges

of taking more than US$500,00 in kickbacks,

A plant in South Korea which the US, aid programme rpent US$335,000 is die "it's a good question whether it ever should have been built,"

The cable did not elaborate en the fishing-boats found in Hongkong-UPI.

theclyn affairs. "He said he luiz | Hondkusyj was taken, ka taxas jy wi ro present appointment to tin- tion.

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fer again" with Son Kerty, Hocdded: "It is difficult to that Thursday's meeting ease the artiunt, inccine per Tavas his frat opportunity to do, henif ruso of unreliablo

poputalice gate, but it

Fo.

--- Vice-President-Elect Lyndon estimated that in 1959 it was

Johnson wee vald - to be tho, botwear '- £80. and £100, chiel

supporter

of Ben Reuter.

he said.

Some of Hongkong's money has followed in the steps of the American dollar, seeking higher interest rates in Britain

"But the difference between Hongkong and London rates is ruch that it is unlikely that the same money will flow back to Colony at present," ho

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