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THE WEATHER
Light to moderate Westerly winds becoming moderate North- costerly. Fair at first, with a risk of thundery showers develop- Ing later this evening. At 1 pm at the Observatory the temp wos 85 degrees F and the relativo humid 74' por cont,
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Russian envoy replies to Allied ambassadors.
of the WESTERN PROTEST REJECTED
day
LABOUR AND
MANAGEMENT
I
has long been felt that
there are too many "aplin-
fer" trade unions in the
Reply to Mr K's Latest move in
suggestion NEGOTIATIONS
MUST BE
Colony, but there is nothing 'MEANINGFUL
to be done about it.
The movement is split by
ethnic, lingual and
reasons and it is well knes-U.S. State Dept
to
that the members cannot reconcile themselves unity.
These are established farts and Government is wise not lo Interfere and let the anions run themselves por vided that they keep within, the law,
Reasonable
THERE
have
been
few Tikes lockouts over
the last year with the loss
the Berlin
crisis
Berlin, Sept. 11.
The Soviets tonight rejected a Western allied protest against sealing off East Berlin to prevent the flight of refugees.
Mr Mikhail Pervakhin, Soviet Washington, Sept. 11. The State Department today Ambassador to East Germany, told the Western ambassadors to responded to Mr Nikita West Germany that "sovereign" Kruscher's suggestion of East Germany could regulate "businesslike East-West its danestic affairs as it pleased. talks by saying it wonted The Soviet note was in reply to Western protest of August "meaningful negotial. It was released by the East
German news service ADN. tions."
Mr Joseph Reap, the Depart. ment's spokesman, said this t
press conference today in response to questions about the Soviet Prime Minister's remarks on East-West talks at Stalingrad yesterday.
Link Reap Mr
That
Mir
of a mere 4,062 man-days: Kruschev's speech in which he which, fram
"un encouraging talked about apper-immer of hope for negoliu abces, paints to the fact ons, was now being studied by that labour-management re- the State Department. Tatlong
are (11
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fairly
reasonable level.
In the main most disputes
AGENDA
¡
Stress
"I can only stress, once more, that the matters on which you fully have turned to me are and completely within the com- petence of the government of the Gemman Democratic Re- pabile," Mr Pervukhin said.
in "If you have any wishes this matter then you must take up contact with the authorities at the GDR, corresponding ta normal practice."
The
protest Bold: These flagrantly Illegal measures have as their purpose the sealing off. of East Berlin and East Germany from the free world. They are clear violation of the In quadripartite status of Berlin," Destroyed
Mr
the Pervukhin sald Western powers themselves had destroyed the occupation status by unilateral actions.
́Me Pervukhin sald the four- power status of Berlin "non-existent."
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Visits to East Germany and ¡its capital, Berlin, were regu- aled by the Ensi German The Western
Government. attempt to in- !
protest was on terfere in East Germany's in-
ternal affairs, he said,
In Ottawa, Mr John Dieten. baker, Canadian Prime Mhis- ter, told the House of Commons |
time had come today that ther for the United Nations to con-
Reuter.
The Soviet Ambassador ac- eused the Western allies of in- creasing tension in Berlin and encouraging
by provocations Meanwhile representatives of "demonstrative" troop tran-
sports through East Germany to sider "internationallsing Berlin have been, settled without the four main Western powers
under the world body.UPI & too much trouble and he sat down in Washington today to Berlin and military patrols on credit for this must up un agenda fer the meet the East-West Berlin border. ing of Foreign Ministers of the given to the Labour United States, Britain. Francesador Walter Dowling, he said: Department for its fore- and West Germany scheduled to "Therefore, I must warn you sighted view in educating begin here on Thursday. union
The three visiting Foreign duties to their organlan- Ministers are due to arrive late tions.
on Wednesday night.
lenders
in their
There are however, u few leaders with one-sided Ideas--and that is disrup tion of industry for their own or political ends.
0
Ignorant
THERS
are completely ignorant of their duties and responsibilities.
course
member of the Urbun Council, Mr Li Iu-bor, at the close of the third
trade union leadership, emphasised this point.
"Few," leaders) he said. "take the trouble to learn" and he added that this lan great danger in Hongkong's trade union movement.
Mr Ll even went to the extent of stating that the un. fortunate general concep- tlon of union leaders Is thot they are trouble- makers, leaders of strikes and more or less undesir able elements in the com. munity.
Forthright
Li must be congratu
statement,
Miates for his forthright
The British Electrical Traden Union is one example of how trouble-makers
cun
nobble Industry and it was because of the lendern' irresponsibility, the lack of interest by the rank and file, and the political lean- ings of the chiefs that the Trades Union Courell ox. pelled them.
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If the instruction on trade
unton leadership taught the chiefs the fundamental principles, then Hongkong Industry has Httle to fear.
However, this relatively happy position must not load. to complacency and every endeavour mast be made to improve the existing amicable partnership. Without co-operation on both aldes industry and Hong- kong's economy can rapidly ¡decline.
The State Department said to- day the conference would dis- Ger- cuss matters relating to many and Berlin-Reuter.
NATIONALIST OFFICERS
ON TRIAL
Taipei, Sept. 11.
Four major cheral
were
In his letter to U.S. Ambas-
and the U.S. troop command in Berlin, with a decisiveness, against the extremely serioas consequences that ԿԱՐԻ pro- vocations and the support of provocateurs by the occupation organs in West Berila could
cause.
Devote
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Ambassador, hope, Mr that you will devote your com- plete attention to this state- ment and Lake the necessary Fleps to bring about a normal situation in West Berlin.**
Suntor notes were sent to the French and British Am- bassadors.
The Western Ambosandors* protest concerned the East Ger- man measures of August
23. Among 26 Chinese Nallonalist which limited foreigners, diplo- officers arraigned Today for mats, and civilian and military court martlat for alleged in-members of the Allied forces to volvement in graft.
one single border crossing point, West Berliners to four points, und West Germans to two, and warnert people to remain 100 metres away from the
sector boundary.
All 20 were accused of having accepted bribes in purchases of For parts.
If convicted, they are able to be sentenced to death.--AP..
Makinen admits violation of regulations
Washington, Sept. 11.
Marvin William Makinen, the 22-year-old Ameri- can student jailed for eight years in Russia on spying charges, has told U.S. consular officials that he violated Soviet photographie regulations, the State Department announced today.
CHOLERA FIGURES
The cholera statisiles) position at 9.30 am today was as follows:
Confirmed cases to date, 125 (including 14 deaths).
Confirmed bases un dan. gor list, nil,
Suspects under observa- tlon, 1.
Chien redovered and dia. charged, 44.
Carriers recovered and discharged, 48. |~~Ogniacis held In the Chalbam-ronů quarantine centre, 38.
Controls discharged to date, 050.
TEAR GAS INCIDENTS
Berlin, Sept. 11
East Berlin palice threw tear gas bombs at a crowd of 300 East Berliners who gathered near the farmer border crossing point of Invalidenstrasse tonight,
A group of about 80 West Berliners on the other side of the border started to move towards the boundary wall bat were stopped by West Berlin police. The crowve lispersed after
being stopped.
In another incident tonight East Berlin police Lhrew two smoke bomba 30 yards into the American sector at Neukoelin. A trucic Was slightly damaged.—Router.
JESUIT DIES IN RED PRISON
Vatican City, Sopt. 11. Father Andro Tsu, a Jesuit priest, has died In a Shanghai prison, the Roman Catholic Fides agoney said here this evening,
The agency sald Father Tau
was imprisoned in April, 1859,
after being under house arrest.
In 1037" he managed, through
the intermediary of a traveller, to send an oral message to his religious superiors, Beauring them of his unshakable attach- ment to the Church and his de- faithful The Department spokesman, termination to remain Mr Joseph Reap, nald the De- no matter what happened.
Father Tsu was born in 1000, partment intended registering a
and further protest about the fact became a Jesult in 1912, that Makinen was held
was ordaland in 1021 after con- in-
studios communiendo after his arrest pleting his theological
Just July 27, and would ack at Hisings, in England, the Russia to speed up Makinen's agency added.--AFP. appeal.
Ja
He sald Makinen had been Interviewed for one hour Kiev by Mr Joseph Norbury. head of the consular section 'in Moscow, in the presenco of Soviet ometals,
NOT TOLD
During the interview Makinen admilted violating the photo-
STOP PRESS
graphic regulations, but said he Pamela kits
had not been told about these. Mr Heap wald Makinen, hnd not repeated to Mr Norbury his to. Soviet alleged confession officials that he had been com- missioned to collect Intelligence | Information by American intel- ligence agents in West Berlin.
Router.
Tokyo, Sept. 12. Typhoon Pamela out destructively
Cert
tral Formoss today and then handed for the Chins main- land with diminished winds. ---UPL
TYPHOON PAMELA MAY BRING HEATWAVE
The Royal Observatory announced Loday that Typhoon Tamela will bring northerly winds to Hongkong later today, but, they are not expected to be strong.
However, hot air from the Malaland will reach the Colony during the after- noon, and temperatures MAY reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Was
There will also be a risk of iocal thunderstorms developing this evening.
AL noon Pamela centred near 24.5 degrees north, 110.7 degrees east, that is about 340 miles east northeast of Hong- keng and was moving west northweat towards the south of Foochow about 13 knols.
AL the Bemu Limo
Nancy
Typhoon
centred about 610 miles southeast of Okinawa and was moving northwest at about 14 knots,
WORST STORM IN HISTORY OF NATION
Full fury
hits
of Carla
the
U.S.
Corpus Christi, Sept. 11.
Hurricane Carla, with 150-mile-an-hour winds, smashed inland across the
flood-devastated Texas coast today.
Spawning damaging tornn- does inland ahead of it, the northern edge of Carta's cen- tre began whirling over Mata- gorda Island, halfway bc- tween the battered elfles Corpus Christ! and Galveston, Winds rose nt Matagorda D 115 miles an hour.
of
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AL one point winds were recorded at 173 miles an hour at Port Aransus, on an island across the bay from Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi declared "Hmited state of emergency" to clear people off the streets. Hundreds
weze of residents evacuated from the centrol dis- tricts.
Floods
So far only one death and a moved by amphiblous vehicles to handful of Injured have been higher ground. reported.
But all over the region trees have been uprooted, telegraph poles flattened, homes deserted, towns and farms are standing
floodwater in acres of
and houses have been damaged by winds and dying debris,
Floods turned (population Island.
Galveston 07,175) intu
311
At Port Lavaca, southwest of Galveston, cily oficials sold the winds had reached 100 mph carly today and rainwater rushed like the ser down the town's deserted streets.
The Civil Defence Control Centre in Austin, Texas, esti- mated that nearly half a mii- Bon people hud fled from Carlo
Texas and Louisiana, Weather bureau
Tornadoes spawned by the grimly warned "the worst is | hurricane swept across souther yet to come," the "eye" of Louisiana.
officials
the hurricane, said to be the Two of them touched down in worst in the nailon's history.ttle hamlets, one injuring three was reported some 65 miles off people and the other smashing the coast after moving relent- illes and uprooting trees, lessly landwards from the Mexican Gulf at 10 miles an bour.
Meanwhile, Chamonix, Sept. 11,
the rest of the Search parties
today found Texas and Louisinim coast ten- bodies of the
sely awaited the full try of three young Parislans-two youths and Д the hurricane, which has 31-
driven half p millions
Texas City was under eight Alguille people from their homes and feet of water and the 1,000 prople girl who died while trying to ready scule the 12,300-foot
caused farm losses expected to who remained out of run about US$100 million.
de la Lex Blanche neor here.- Reuter.
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population of 35,000 were being
One of which hit the town
of Kaplan yesterday, kilisd a baby girl, Injured 10 people and left more than 1,000 homeless among the wreck- are of their houses.-UFI and Reuter.
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