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Comment of the
day
New ideas on industry
N hla presidential eddress to
the
Association Economic
E. F. Jast
Dr Friday, Szczepanik treated him audi ence to a comprehensive and
of alimulating analysis number of features of
the
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FRIDAY
S. VIETNAM GUERILLAS
GUERILLAS ACTIVE Soviet airlift Reluctant peer
peer wins MRS CHURCH'S
to Laos
blamed
Washington, May 4.
economy which been Secretary of State Dean Rusk said today
have
vary much in the forefront of One of tho events recently.
chief concerns of these with something more than just a
stake in the speculative
how Colony's prosperity |
moclu and economic progrese can be not simply maintained but dramatically improved In
number measureable
+
of
years, despite the retarding effect of the population "ex- ploaton".
Hia conclusions, following a de
talled survey of the economy. confirm the general Impression that "with the present rate of spending on social services, there is a prospect of only a very slow Improvement, any at all." He then set out to outline how more might done to devote a graster per- contage of current revenue to social
visualises work. Ho
Increase of civil curbing the administration expenses and relying to a greater extent on internal and external loano.
ON
N taxation he bejleves that although there is not much scope for an increase In alanderd гgies, progression
22
of
the steeper fonsible. Ho Alap
consideration urges taxing money originating from outside and a wider variety of Indirect taxes. Ha supporto the lottery ideo as means of contributing to the needs of social services and thrown out the iden of
national Insurance scheme and recom- mende a far greater amount of voluntary work by unemployed housewives.
These are ideas which deserve careful study and they will be valued 28 an Independent viewpoint expressed by one who is deeply involved in the study of economic affalm
Asla. Dr
In Hongkong and Szczepanik's comments on the growth of industry, however, arc of
immediate Importance and his bellef that
Up
moro
extension Gervice
needed to advice and atslet small
Industriallats
the
appileation of modern techno. logy and management methods will be shared by many. Hongkong's average factory has possibly a few as eight and as The big many AD 25 workers. up-to-dato factories are the exception. The great need fac- Ing Hongkong in to increase the productivity and the wapes of the amallart fac. toring and more la necessary than moro guidanco and advice. Dr Szczepanik's sup Govern gation concentrate
ment assistance Initially on selected enterprises or groups of Industries which hold the best promise of result.
A
Mr
Bristol byelection
Bristol, May 5. Anthony Wedgwood Benn, Britain's "reluctant peer," today won for the Labour Party the election in Southeast Bristol.
A. Wedgwood Bean
(Labour)
on unprecedented upsurge of Com- The results were: munist guerilla activity in South Viet- nam has stemmed from the military strengthening of North
Vietnamese
armed units by an "outside source."
BUSINESSMAN
LEFT OVER
TWO MILLION
C.
late Mr The
J. S. Neel, who
kled www
race at while riding in a Happy Valley In January, has left a provisional entate of $2,338,400, it was learn- ed this morning.
Wak a
Mr Neel, who noviec
sustained jockey, tatal
his Injuries after
the rull- horse fell during
HAY ning of the Repulse handleap. He was riding his own horse Famoran.
Mr Neel was also general manager and director of Green 1.id.
Island Cement Co
As an
He came to Hongkong in 1948 after nerving airline pilot and was made head of the cement com- pany a year later.
He was 44 at the time of his death. As Jockey be had won four races,
Mr Neel was survived by father in mother and
*
England.
BALLOON
CRASH DEATH
the un the
New York, May 5.
balloonist was navy
in a injured futally forced landing in Gulf оf Mexico Thursday after balloon had reached Ii record breaking altitude of about 21.5 miles with two men abourd.
The second naval scientist es- coped injury.
the
At his newn conference, Mr Rask made plain that the out- side source was closely connect- ed with the Soviet airilft, which: has poured suppiles and equip- meat into Laes by way of North
Vietnam.
Mr Husk announeed that in- creased belivity in South Viet- nam has led President Kennedy to authorise an increase in the amount of miltory assistance to be extended to the Government. of President Ngo Dinh Diem
He said he was not at liberty
to disclose the precise amount
this figures for
military
от
assistance,
Mr Ituk was asked to what extent he believed that cotrup- Govern- tion in the Vietnam ment had led to the upsurge In Communist activity.
the defence He replied that
of Vietnam cannot be dealt with entirely in military terms.
No doubt
He said there is no doubt tha
brond programme of civ action should be continued and expanded by the Government in Vietm.
Ilk.
The main trouble is due to the armed attacks of try to overthrow the ernment,
Mr Rusk,
, conference
M. St Clair
(Conservative)
Majority
26,273
10,231
13,044
Now ofleially Lord Stansgate, Mr Wedgwood Benn had in- ereased his majority from
General
5.827 at the tion.
The result was declared
after midnight,
EKT.
BOUZ
The vacancy was caused by the elevation to the peerage of Mr Benn.
AL the General Election the
result was:
A. Wedewood Benn
(Labour)
M. St Clair
(Conservative)
23,275
20,446
Polled
88.5 per eent
as
cent at the
The total electorate was 59,007 Or the total votes cast, Labour
and today's Agures show that about 50.2 per cent went the polls as against 81.30 per vent at the General Election
when
57.416.
to
the electorate Was
Labour majority.... 5.827 Anthony Wedgwood Benn
against 30.2 per General Election.
Conservatives polled 30.5 per
cent as against 43.8 per cent. Mr Bean thanked the cheering
erowd for 'n wanderful
GARDENER GUILTY
ault." Mr St Ctale remarked Tsang Toi, a 41-year-old gardener who raised a
that has resolved nothing"
because the electory would continue to be without a
member,
He was referring to the House of Commons ruling that Mr Benn Is no longer one of its mem-
bers,
ce- but is however, luctantly a peer.
But Mr Berm assured the crowd: "I shall go from this city to- morrow armed with thority which you have given me, and I shall present myself
chopper and threatened to kill his employer, Mrs Beatrice Church, was jailed for one month by Mr D. Cons at Central Court this morning for common assault.
The magistrate told Tsang the other servents and the that assault did not necessarily police summoned. mean tting the complainant. The cook boy, Tong Leung- If one person threatened another chun and the umah Chan Mei and had the ability to put that also testined to the same effect.
wos Both sald however that the authreat Into operation, he
Mro Church threw ulity of assault, he salt,
the liquor at Mrs Church
on him before he picked up the Wednesday evening when she chopper. They also
said the home at ZA Mount gardener put down the chopper returned Davis-road, she found that her himself when Mrs Church feft
failed to carry the kitchen to call the police..
Satisfied
at Ge House of Commons to
take my seat us your repre-
suntalive."
Mr St Clair raid he understood
tha! ony petition Lo thi Electoral Court would have to be made by himself and by a Bristol Southeast voter. -Reuter.
Hongkong called greedy
colony by
British textile workers
London, May 4.
Lnke the kind of think is necessary.
nction we
" think we have to go down to London again, and see the Prime Minister. ..we should
sald that
he had
gardener had out instructions to cut the grass.
When asked what been doing all day, the gardener caid he had been watering the plants, Mrs Church said it had been raining heavily only an hour earlier.
The gardener then said that he wented to leave. Mrs Church replied that he could
o any me he liked.
"He
Insults
Passing sentence, Mr Cons said he was satisfied defendant had picked up the chopper and threatened the complainant. To some extent, defendant might have been provoked, Mr Cons continued, but his retaliation was far in excess. I was quile umwecessary and quite unrea- sonable to use the chopper, hp added,
heat of the moment had been allowed to go on, the magistrate noted, verlous in- jurles might have been inflicted.
then hurled
If the Chinese insults at c. Althy
words," Mrs Church told the Court,
Mrs Church went on to say that while she was
the kitchen feeding
ihe her dog, gardener rushed in the room in
fury. Mrs Church then told LYNDON JOHNSON him to pack at unce and leave.
COMING TO FE
The gardener rushed to a drawer, took out a chopper raised his hand with the chop- per and threatened to kill me,” Mrs Church said.
Hongkong was called a "greedy colony" at the annual conference of the
United Textile Factory Workers Association at Morecombe today. Mr sk added that he does!
A resolution was passed un- say 10 Hongkong "you will not believe corruption is the root ratse of the situation in Viet-animously expressing deep con- have to extend this agreement cern at the marked increase of in the interests of the people of
"It was a small kitchen and I this country those imparts into
of Lancashire, and if you don't do Gov-cotton yarn, cloth and made-up it we will do it for you."
was only three or four feel away from him. He could either have garments from low labour cost Sir Alfred commented: "I tell them that it is the Govern
thrown the chopper at me or responsibility to countries is not much use talking about ment's
Kay in opening his countries, and from
cotton us striking. But the time has whether the
Industry rushed," she said. with
and enjoying exports subsidies and a long
Mrs Church said she then or whether our statingly-wordeel statement, said those guilty of dumping prae- come when we should get our lives or dies,
tices.
his heads
the em- people
going to have Д Te together with
flung a glass of liquor in armed the organised That
"to at all." face future or no future
shock him.“ The stremth of the Viet Cong, the
It also expressed concern at ployers and say what we are go-
AFP. Conanunist apparatus operating the intention of Hongkong not to do unles the Government in South Vietnam, has grown to continue the existing under- from 3,000 to more than 13,000 (inking of exports of colton duce late 1559. It has also been goods. And it called upon the supplemented by political and Legislative Council to take all propaganda agents in the area.steps open to them to impress Mr Rusk inked the activity on the Government the inherent of the North Vietnam Com- danger to the industry.
munists in South Vietnam with the ald the Communist Party of North Vietnam has given to the Pathel Lao in northern Luos.
He told reporters it was part of the same campaign.
In prospect
confer
Mr James Titworth (Rochdale member of the Legislative
Council)
suid: "Great Britain Is now the dumping ffround for all the textile producers in the world, and there is unly one end to it.
The writing is already on the wall in the way of short- time working taking place".
which la
Now
Mr Rusk told the erce that a ceasefire in Laos is in prospect. He said he plans
Mr Thworth said: "Surely il to bead the US, delegation to a proposed 14-nation conference 1s time someone told the Gov- ernment about this greedy Un Laos beginning at Geneva on May 12-assuming the ceasefie Colony and that it has dot re-
duce the cotton Industry Is firmly established,
by
Lleut Comdr Victor A. Prather, the scientifle observer on the light, died aboard the carrier Antictam abou; one hour and 20 minutes after the crash. WHAT has to be done la to
The body was Bown to
But with his hopeful stress on 30 per cent in order that Hong- convince the factory owners Pensacola, Flerida, nival air the coming of peace to Laos, Mrkerg can unrestrainedly develop
better results for
and Inflict that far
is own industry Rusk coupled a warning that the themselves and everyone they station for an autopsy.
Prather,
34-year-old ght in halt the Communist of-
further damage on Lancashire," Sir Alfred Roberts (Manches- employ will stom from
medical ofeer, slipped trom a fensive in Southenst Asia huw ganlasd management, modern
was simply focuses more dramatica-ter) said the Government had machines,
properly trained helicopter aling as he
to take some drastic action and ly in South Vietnam. being lifted
to
Federation
OF.
of Industrlow bo-
belloves, a
The
21
Into the rescue
huge balloon landed
miles
In response to a specific ques- tion he declined efther to con- firm or to rule out the possi
States bility that the United might send troops
10 South Vietnam. He declared this coun- try would make a strong effort the to reinforce Diem and he said a wide range of help is needed. -AJ'.
workers, akillad technician and adequate credit facilitica craft.
enable thla process Df modernisation to take place, about une and one-half Whether Government and the off the port bow while Antictum was manoeuvring to land it on tween them will be able to the flight deck.
The balloon had reached the offect this change In the
Igrestest beight above small Industriee or whether,
earth's surface ever attained by as Ur Bzczepanik totally new Department of a manned balloon. industry le needed, ramalna to (The Pentagon in Washing-
ton
after said that
Prather bo soon.
from the "the whole slipped
helicopter But ble belief that
complex of our email industry sling he was picked up by u 0 wallboat. He wan unconscious then. problems requires conceived, co-ordinated and There was no immediate word
the how lanrd
bolloon almost all embracing pro- on
will bo gramme of action"
might have bit the gondola
land-
heartily endorsed. This is not water when the balloon
only the key to our economio (ed.)-AP.
survival but to social pro.
grass well. 1 T theme
ing on for years and while
none would lacredit the work
this newspaper has been harp Memory slipped
done by talous officiala in
Tokyo, May 5,
Kato, Unemployed Shülykt Government пог under-rate 20, snatched the cash box from shop on Thursday, a tobacco formed Industries Federation, Jumped into the Suranda River
pursuers and
the capacities of the newly-
the hope must be that thls | to escape problem, which other coun-mediately
tries in Asia atam to under- help.
im-
began yelling for
Plane struck by lightning
Prestwick, May 5,
A U.S. Air Force transport plane packed with service fami- He-nmong them women and babica was struck by lightning en route from Britmin to the United States on Thursday.
The four-engine C118A land- ed here safeiy with holes in wings and fuselage showing (where the bolt hil.
None of the 62 passengers of
stand much better than we in "I forgot," the embarrassed 10 crew was hurt in the buffet- Hongkong, will receive the thick told police who rescueding the plane took.
attenĮ him, "that I could not swim."- The pinne was grounded Prestwick for repairs—AP,
immediato and urgent
tion that it dosarvon,
UPI.
a
new selection
of
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Washington, May 4. Plans are still being worked Southeast Asla out for Д proposed visit to of Mr Lynion Johnson, the Vice-President,
the White House said today.
Mr Andrew Hatcher, the as- gardener was overpowered by sistant Press Secretary, said the visit to a number of Asian capitals was under active con- sideration, but he declined to Mr Johnson would chy when leave,
NO AGREEMENT ON DEVIL
London, May, 4. Bishops of the Convocation of
failed to reach Canterbury agretment today on whether the Devil should be inention- red by name in a proposed new Anglican Catechism, Sentiment seemed to be divided. One facetious oboerver sald the Bishops were split into "pro-Devil and anti-Devil factions."
A Convocation commitice which has been studying the Devil's qualifications for inclusion in the Catechism was against the old Catechism phrase which said:
"I should renounce the Devil and all his works, the pomps and vanity of this wicked world and all the sinful lusts of the Dosha.
Alternative phrases suggested
were:
"I would renounce all that Is wrong and fight against evil," and:
"I would renounce the Devil'
and fight against evil."
The
proposala were debated, but a final vole was deferred: "We feel we cannot leave out the Devil, as after all he is Laste to Biblical teaching." said the Bishop of Coventry, Dr Culbert Bardsley. But the Bishop of Birmingham, Dr J. L. Wilson, who was imm- prisoned and tortured in Japanese prison camp, was in favour of keeping the Devil out because the Devil, in his opinion, is not a sharply de- fined personality,
The Bishop sald Satan is men-
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Reports in Washington said Uoned in the Bible only three ❘ that Mr Jchnotn was expected times.
to leave next week to visit the do not think we have made Philippines, South Vietnam and up our minds as
Taiwan, to whether Thailand as well as there is a Devil or not," he ¦ Hongkong, India and Pakistaz added.-AP.
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