1961-07-07 — Page 1

LENARY, SUPREAT

HIGGSMOTORS

ROTATING

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

GILMAN'S

Comment of the

day

ARAB THREAT

T

HE United Arab Republic

has demanded that the United

Nations Security

Council call for the with- į drawal of British troops! from Kuwait.

It was inevitable, of course, i that the Soviet Union would ; jump in feet first and une the occasion for propaganda purposes.

M

The Irish are "agin the Government" as a matter of principle and the Soviet Union

the against Western Powers for the Bante reason, that is if bolligereney enn be entled reason.

The United Arab Republic's spectacular reversal 15f

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Iraq's threat to take over lessens TROOPS MOVE INTO DESERT

Britain's

big

build-up continues

Kuwait, July 6. British Army head- quarters moved for- ward into the desert from the outskirts of Kuwait town to-

position can only complicate day as the British

the situation further and make a solution within the! United Nations dimeult.

nore

Because of the change in attitude the likelihood of an early withdrawal of British troops is more remote.

military build-up against any take- over threat from Iraq went on.

The 22,000-Lon

aircraft car- rier Centaur, the tank landing Acel tanker ship Messina, the

Olna and three destroyers pass- ed through the Suez Canal on Aden. their way

It was the UAR which first warned of an impending

President Nasser of the Unit- invasion by the Iraqis and asked the Shelk of Kuwaited Arab Republie did nothing not to precipitate a crisis to prevent their passage through by asking Britain to inter- the Canal, though he yesterday demanded the withdrawal of oli the British troops fron shelkhdom.

vene,

the United Arab

W Republie naked the Sheik

not to call upon Britain is

Complete

The British Defence Ministry

all too obvious. Presidents said that these ships will Nasser has been trying to stay at Aden for the present, extend his influence adding that the military de- is "vlr- throughout the Arab world ployment in Kuwait and to date he has had very lually completed."

More British troops began little success and the pan- Arab empire he rst arriving in Kuwalt today from

Nairobi, visualised (with himself as ruler) has

been brought to fruition.

never

He hus been repeatedly frustrated by Jordan, Iraq and Iran. Even the Soudi Arabians have never been completely at home with the nun who seeks to lord it over the Arab nations.

1

Air Marshal Sir Charles Commander - in - Elworthy. Chief, British Forces, Middle East, said in Bahrain that he thought Iraq was "nut!kely to

military move"

make a

and

that the next move would be political

Was

He said the Iraq! delegate's UN that the claim in the

20,000 British buildup

ex- strung was "grossly frustention las irked aggerated."

Mr Abdel Aziz Nusser

and he apparently seized upon the leader of Kuwait's delegation to British re-entry into one of the Security Council, told

press conference today that his

This

has

Hussein,

of

the Arab nations for his nuwiy-independent country whi own ends. Kowait was a Bri- not request the withdrawal

until K 1s troops tish prutectorate,

yeln British week after the termination guaranteed UN membership, and of the original agreement until Iraq's annexation threat is

Iraq thought fit to put pres- sure on the sheikdom.

withdrawn.

He was "most hopeful" of a Security Council resolution re-

"RED DEVILS' LAND IN SECRET

Secretly and by night, the Second Battalion of the Porachute Regiment took off from Cyprus and landed in Kuwait to reinforce the British troops dug in right across the desort facing Iraq. At their landing, tho dopple-uniformed "Red Devils' loaded guns onto Land Rovers, in a shade tom-

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Iraq's claims are spurious. dence and rejecting Iraq's

General Kassem might just claims. Kuwait uiso

expecled

as well go to the extreme to win admission to the Arab

and claim that the entire Lengue. Arabian Peninsula is Iraqi territory.

Promisc

United

Meanwhile at the Nations, Britain today called for International respect for Kuwait's independence ww territorial interelty and asked the Security Council "to keep the situation under review."

delegation sub- The British

A

Buenos Aires, July 6. bomb went of outside the home

Deputy or National Pablo Calabrese today, only houra before he left for

Police said no Europe. was injured but the explosion caused considerable materiai damage.

оде

parature of 130 degrees.

The only shade seemed to be under the wings of Hunter lots where rockets were being loaded for armed reconnaissanca. Tired and thirty paratroopers slept under the hot sun on the open desert.- London Express Service.

DEVASTATION IN JAPAN:

DEATH TOLL NOW 265

Tokyo, July 6.

150 DIE IN DISASTER

Bombay, July/6014). An estimated 150 persons have been killed in floods and landslides in the southern Indian, states of Mysoro, Kerala and Madras during the past four -days, it was reported today. Reports yesterday said at least 82 people, had died in landslides and flooding caused by the rath. The entire administrativo machinery of Kerala, the ¿worst-affected stato, has been twitched to floud relief work as reports of davastatión continuo to flow in.-Reuter and AP.

THE

NEW

LOOK

An increasing number of progressive firms are these days improving the conditions of service of their staff by introducing up to date group, insurance and retirement contracts.

The undermentioned are a few of many organizations in Hong Kong and elsewhere which have adopted such schemes to the mutual advantage of both employer and

employee.

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. The Ben Line Steamers, Ltd. Borneo Sumatra Trading Co.

(II.I.) Ltd.

British General Electrio Co..

Ltd.

B. van Zuiden Bros, LiI. The Chinese Club Carmichael & Clarke

Connell Bros. Co. (Hongkong)

Ltd.

China Entertainment & Land

Investment Co., Ltd. Ciba (China) Ltd. Dadwell Motors Ltd. Dyecham Trading Co. (II.K.)

Ltd.

Ed. A. Koller & Co., Ltd. The Ekman Foreign Agencies

(China) Lid.

Fehaco Ltd..

Geo. Wehry & Co. (H.K.) Ltd. Gelgy Trading Co., Ltd. Hasle (China Branch) Hong Kong. Gilman & Co., Ltd,

Hong Kong Tours & Travel

Service Ltd.

The death toll in devastating floods and landslides that swept toechst Chemical Products Lid.

Japan last week was set at 265 today by the government.

NO DECISION

YET TO JOIN COMMON MARKET

Sydney, July 6.

Britain's Common Market envoy to New Zealand and Australia, Mr Duncan Sandys, today again declared emphatically that the British Government had taken no steps whatever to- ward joining the Market bloc.

Secretary,

of

Mr Gandys, Commonwealth Minister told the House Relations

told Commons today that the ques- at Sydney Airport: tion of Britain's entering the reporters "We have taken no decision to European Common Market must a statesmanlike of the negotiate," he said, "and still be treated "la

no decision Cau further, of course,

to join."

It must be remembered that the Shelk called upon Brl- tain for protection against invasion and the evidence pointa to the fact that, upart from the United Arab

Culabrese, member Republic

Iraqi warning,

Koveromen majority in gress, was head of a recent troops were about to move mitted a resolution that would commission which

investigated I have the Council:

"Call upon all states to reports of police torture of pri-

soners. UPI.

in.

•

If one cannot support a respect the independence and

thing wrong, but how more ridiculous it is if a country cannot come to the aid of an ally under a treaty bind- ing both partles,

* "Urge that all concerned should work for peace and tran- quility in the area,

"Agree to keep the situation under review,"

The British resolution noted

OIL STRIKE

EXAGGERATE

way."

They must "neither exox- gerate the dimculties nor un- derrate them."

G

Comman

Mr Sandys, who arrived froin New Zealand on his way to

the Mr Emanuel Shinwell, Canberra for talks with Australian Government, was Labour Member opposed to.

on a report Britain's joining the asked to comment

told the New Market, had said a speech by that he had

Government 11 wad Mr Macmillan recently appear- Zealand

for Britain to Joined to be "soft-pedalling on the "essential"

usun." the Common Market.

"I would like to know where He urged the Prime Minister foolish idea in view of the poor response met the by

travelling ministers."-Reuter,

Sydney, July 6. The ink on the new treaty is that British and Soudi Arabian The directors of Timor Ol

"I to scrap "this oil that came from," he said. troops had moved into Kuwait | Co Ltd today reported un hardly dry. There was no

in response to the appeal strike in Portuguese Timar, 600 don't recognise that phrase." agitation by Irag before the of the ruler of that Shelisdom, miles northwest of Darwin-1

Meanwhile, in London, Mi with ending of the protectorate-Reuter & UPI.

Harold Macmillan, the Prime agreement so why should

Kasnom start a campaign directly threatening to take aver Kuwait?

The answer is simple; luat for

control

over the second

try in the world.

UPI.

U.S. HOPES FOR VOLUNTARY QUOTAS

Washington, July 6.

greatest oil producing coun- A U.S. Congressman said today the Kennedy administration hoped to negotiate volun-

tory quotas by countries sending textiles to the United States.

If Kassem is allowed to get

awny with his

present imperialistic designs then the other protectorates will be in jeopardy, but it in unlikely that the "true" Arab states will stand by and watch Kassem tako ovor.

Edmond Scrator

Muskie, Democrat from Malne, sald the United States preferred this method to that of im- Dosing mandatory import

George Ball, Under-Secre- tary of State for Economic Affairs, would begin nego- tiations in Geneva later this month almed at getting ex portera 10 set voluntary quotas

textlics sent to He spoke to reportera atler a

conference

President with

The United States to protect the domestle manufacturers. Kennedy at the White House.

Muskio Senator

Did Mr Ile

Fald that his

of

quotas.

оть

aren

parts of Maine and other

to be had England New

from increased protected Imports Japan, he recalled, had agreed to limit to exporta, but ship- from nienta had increased other countries, a net which had disturbed Japaul- Reuter.

Duck dies aged 32

London, July 6. A

pet Juck named George-claimed by his owner to bo the world's oldest--has died at the agu of 12 at Lowestoft,

Cecil Turner, 12, raised George from duckling; blamed the cur- rent British boat ways for hia pot'a death. Bald Turner: "ićorgo never did

like, the man."---AP.

who

It said 87 persons were still missing, and presumed dead, and 1,251 persons were injured during the heavy down pours.

Public facilities suffered

1

Jebsen & Co.

Klan Gwan Co. (China) Ltd. Landis Brothers & Co., Ltd. Lebel (China) Litted Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd. L. Rondon & Co. (HK) Lid Mandarlo Textiles Ltd, Marklia Advertising Limited The Marconi Internationat Marine Communication Ca,, Ltd.

The National Cash Registor Co.

(H.K.) L,

Otis Elevator Co.

P. C. Woo & Co.

Peak Tramways Co., Ltd, Philips Hong Kong Ltd.

S. H. Langston & Co., Ltd. Slager Sewing Machine Co. Shriro (China) Lid, Wallace Harper & Co., Ltd. William Jacks & Co., LA Winkler & Co. (Hong Kong)

Ltd.

THE

MANUFACTURERS LIFE

. INSURANCE

COMPANY

OF CANADA

U.S.$189.5 million damage, while HEAD OFFICE (Established 1887) TORONTO, CANADA

damage to private properly was

set at nearly US$253 million.

TRIGGERED

Nearly 363,914 persons were

affected by the torrents, which

were triggered by typhoon

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More than

3,200 buildings

were damaged and about 400,000 houses were flooded above or below floor level, the govern- ment cald.

Thirteen southern Japanese prefectures were declared dis- aster areas, as were 13 other ellies and towns.-UPI.

SHIFTED

FROM

'TROUBLE’

JAILS

two

London, July 6. Police moved nine convicts

from

troublesome London jails today to an island prison off tho south coast.

Altogether about 70 prisonern

Pre being transferred following last

week's announcement of special measures to lessen the

| risk of cocupes by hardened

crunināls

AT LARGE

men

weeks TWP

280 10 escaped from Wandsworth Prison here in one of the big- gest jali breaks in Britain for ruany year, Eight are still at liberty today.

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