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QUEEN RETURNS Election.Onu
TO LONDON
Doctors'
Bulletin
On King's Health
London, Sept. 18.
Queen Elizabeth decided unexpectedly today to fly from Balmoral, Scotland, to London, where the King is undergoing treatment for a lung con- dition.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Eliza- beth and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in London late tonight by air. They travelled together in the same plane.
Bookmaker
Refuses To Testify
New York, Sept. 1. Bookmaker Hory Gross broke off his testimony in the polles bribery trial today and walked off the stond, saying, "I refuse to answer any more questions."
All three, drove to Bucking- ham Palace to see the King,
Originally the Queen had Intended to stay on at Belmoral, News of her husband's changed health position coin- cided with unexplained activity at Buckingham Palace.
Queen Mary, the King's rother, drove to the Palace Inj the afternoon and stayed there: for an hour and a half, Shortly afterwards the King received the Prime Minister, Mr Clement; Attlee, m audience.
A bulletin from Buckingham! Falace tonight said that a series of examinations carried out re- cently showed structural changes had developed in the King's lungs.
·Gross walked off the witness The bulletin, which was sign- stand in King's County Court ed by nine doctors, said that the while being questioned about King had been advised to stay tlie opening of his third "horse in London for room" in 1942, as he was get-
ment,
further trost-
Oct 25?
London, Sept. 10. The Daily ·Mirror, Do- pular pro’- Govertiment newspaper, sald entegori- cally today in a front page article that there would be a gonerat election Britain on Thursday, tober 25,
in
.* It thus followed the ine
many other political
commentators
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casting an election
Auturub.
fore- thin
The Prime Minister, Mr
Clement Attlee, spent 75 'minutes with the King tonight and let loose a new flood of speculation Testing
that the Prime
Minister had decided on s general election.
by
8 ome Parliamentary quarters expected an an-* nouncement to made the Prime Minister In the next 48 hours. But Govern- ment spokesman said that they could neither confirm nor deny the reports. And Roolalist
Party managers,
on whom election arrang?”
ments would fall, refused to answer the telephone. `---- Reuter.
Fire Tragedy.
At Home
For The Aged
Colesville, Maryland,
Sept. 18. Flames today raced ting started on his $20,000,000-day in Scotland inst week for aged and burned three per- The King broke off his holl-through a home for the n-year boolamaking career,
Shoving his hands into his examinations in London.
pockets, the pudgy, dark-haired kingpin bookmaker
stepped
·Established-1845
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1951.
Price 20 Cents
UN LIAISON DELEGATES
Jet Meteor Hits Homes
British Troops In Korea May
sons to death. THE BULLETIN The bulletin issued tonight
At least 10 persons were taken said, said: "During the King's recent to hospital and a nurse down with this remark: "Mr Blness a series of examinations "Some of them are in bad con- Helfand, I refuse to answer any have been carried out. Includ-dition." more questions."
ing radiology and broncho- There were 59 patients in scopy. These investigations now the home at the time of the fire. how structural changes to, have One woman was burned to developed in the lung
death in a wheelchalton an upper floor.
Fire engines, ambulances and rescue squads from a dozen districts
plus 3,000 spectators
He was being questioned by the Assistant District Attorney, Mr Julius Helland. The presiding
Judge. Mr Samuel Leibowitz, Immediately ordered the all-male jury out of
the room, and declared 15-
1
ad-
His Majesty has been
to stay In London for further treatment."
A specialist told Reuter that
minute recess. Previously, dur- the bulletin was worded in I caused a traffle Jam blocking
are
accused
The
Ing a
a wait for the jury to return such a way as to convey very the ronds approaching the
thair luncheon after
little even to the medical pro- home. recess, Gross had turned and glanced fession
blaze was
apparently nervously several times at the "Structural changes of the limited to a small area of the 18 suspended or retired police- lung" could be serious
main building. or of of ac-itle consequetice. men who
They might The first fireman to reach have a variety of causes ranging cepting $1,000,000 in fees for
the
scene said,
"Old people protecting his gambling empire. from a tubercular process to a were, leaning out of the win- Groes took the stand in the growth-or- any infection.-- dows-ecreaming" and others morning and in a dramatic con- The indications, the specialist were "running around iho frontolon had pointed a finger added, were not necessarily yard crying for
Bomeone to at each defendant and called him malignant or even dungerous. help their friends by name-United Press.
Reuter.
Associated Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
RIS
General Election Speculation
inside!
services that have been built up. Post- ponement of a split in the Party leading to defeat in the country would almost certainly be succeeded by Aneurin Bevan's assumption of a dynamic leader- ship; Mr Attlee is growing old. Over
and above, six years in office appear to have given the hardworked, humourless Prime Minister a strange sense of his duty to continue in office. It has long been apparent that Mr Attice and his closest aides feel that to risk an elec- tion would be nationally disastrous. They belleve, quite sincerely, that they alone can lead Britain in foreign affairs. They bellove-although his statesman- like restraint on Persia should have taught them otherwise that Mr Churchill In
risk may
war by an Mr adventurous policy.
Herbert Morrison, as well as the Premier, subscribes to the doctrine that Labour leadership alone stands "in the centre" and alone can hold the country together In the Atlantic: Pact and its armament. commitments. Nevertheless, since Mr Gaitskell's limitations of dividends announcement, the introduction of further price controls and the fallure of the TUC to go all the way, with the Government on its wage freeze policy, the possibility of an autumn election must be regarded as 'increased. It is chay to believe that Transport House has urged on Mr. Attlee that his best
ISING speculation on the prospects of an early general election in Britain, inspired by the Prime Minister's decision to seek audience of the King, still offers no clear guidance on the probabilities. The factors likely to influence Mr Attlee are both numerous and highly involved, many run sharply counter to the views of Labour advocates of a campaign designed to break the virtual atalemate in the House of Commons, and the solitary fact which dominates the political situation is that Mr Attice cannot much longer avoid declaring himself. Britain will soon know whether an autumn election is proposed, possibly within 48 hours, certainly before the opening of the Labour Party conference early October. What the answer will be it is more difficult to predict. Much has developed to support the opinion that Parliament will not meet again except to be prorogued by the King, meaning a general election at the end of October, a new Government in November, and probably Mr Winston Churchill back in office. But on a matter rather impor- tant in world affairs, Mr Attice holds steadily to his own counsel. Arguments in favour of an election are, first, that since 1950 Labour has achieved little to gain popularity and party advantage may be to let the Conservatives, govern, during difficult years, Becondly, with signs of dangerous division within Labour ranks, an election might be employed to pull the Party together. Third, that Mr. Attlee and Mr Herbert Morrison have been in the Cabinet for eleven years and could well feel the need for a rest. The same arguments can, of course, ba turned to convince the Prime Ministor that he must avold an olection at all costs. Belief is strong that should Labour accept the Conser vativo: challenge and lose the selection, the Tories would dismantle soolal
chance of victory, will come this autumn. They will have warned him that as usual the winter' and a coal shortage will löse Labour many votea. They could have added that next year, austerity in Britain will be flercor-because the three year armament programme will reach its peak. These considerations in mind, the fact remains that Mr Attlee, alone, has the power to choose tho date for an election and no reminder is needed of his capacity to "-bide-his-own-time.
Not Get New Winter Kit
London, Sept. 18, British troops in Korea may go short of two impor tant items of specially de- signed new winter kit, a War Office spokesman said here today.
Now winter coats and parka coats now under production will not have reached Korea in sum- cient quantiles to equip all the British forces before the begin- ning of the hard weather.
But the spokesman added: "If these two articles cannot be provided in sumleient numbers for the whole, of our forces there are two substitutes which are available In ample 'quanti- ties in Koren already.
"The intention
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Three people Including the pilot. were killed when an RAF jet Meteor ex- ploded over Westcliff-on- Sen recently and parts of the machine, ploughed through houses in four streets. The picture shows the tail-end of the Meteor's fuselage as it dived into the pavement in front of fait villas in Hainault Avenue. No one was pass-
·ing' at that moment and all this part of the falling wreckage did was to cut one house off the phone. London Express Service.
Reparations
Demand
By Vietnam
MEET REDS FOR TALKS Subject Matter Not Yet Known
Tokyo, Sept. 19
SKANDEN
A HIASAN AREA PRULES
Strikes In Docks Bring
Confusion
British Railways Trouble Fosred
London, Sept. 18. Shipowners were thrown into confusion today when one dock matrika ended 'and another threatened to start tomorrow.
1,500 dockers went back to the offi.wharvas after a one-day stop-
page.
At Bristol,, West coast port,
A 10-man delegation representing General Matthew B. Ridgway met Communist liaison cers at 9 a.m. today at the Pan Mun Jom bridge. for talks which could involve a resumption of the suspended cease-fire negotiations or simply another Red charge of a neutrality violation.
The UN delegation headed by liaison officer Lt-Col. Norman Edwards went to the bridge in
the
under
In dock.
At Manchester, 2,500 men gave notice that they would stop
work from tomorrow until Friday Twenty-two ships are And in London, 1,800 men at Tilbury Docks continued 4,500 tug-boatmen on the River strike started yesterday, while
tmo.
response to a sudden urgent radio call from Kae-Thames refused to work over- Bong, which coupled a request for the meeting with The Bristol decker stopped charge that four UN soldiers had invaded the work to back a claim for bonus neutral zone in the Pan Mun Jom vicinity. The
muney when they handled
carbon black cargoes. ! American ear Communist call, however, did not make it clear:
ONE AGAINST Only one man voted against what they wanted to talk about.
strike action when a meeting of Manchester dockers decided Gen. Ridgway or his Head And what takes place during to stop work in protest against quarters twice in the last twe that meeting will have a lot to the suspension of 20 of their days has made it clear that the do with the immediate future mates for refusing overtime. United Nations is willing to of the suspended truco talks. The Tilbury dockers are holding resume
talks
condi- The Red accusation came just up 19 ships in protest against "mutually satisfactory" tions, but that the Reds must 24 hours after General Ridgway employers plans to bring in
extra labour,
f life the suspension they Im-uggested in a message to and
Jast August 23rd.
some way of resuming the Two hundred strikers at Lon-
don's In lieu of any, hard informa- cease-fire
"Ол negotiations.
Erst India Dock returned tion, there was speculation that Tuesday, a rolence from Ger to work after a one-day stop- the Reds intended to contral
Ridgway's headquarters Pole work schedules.
protest against changes front the UN. group with UN made his present stand even In
Possible trouble on the State- prisoners accused of illegally clearer.
Tun entering the so called neutral
union. between
Icadiera zone.
Allied Commander told the and the Government's rallway Communist léndéra -North executive over a može pay claim. Korea's Kim. Il Sung and Chi- Union chiefs told the Exe
xenitive A representative of the nesz Generat Tang Tch that they could not accept Army's Public *Information Qual that the Reds had 428,500,000 annual increase for Offee and an official photos | broken off the truce talks and their 450,000 members instead of grapher were included in to-it was up to them to take the the £18,000,000 they demanded."
The claim may go to arbitration, The Executive said thatott eculd "There can be no resumption not improve on its offer Reulor.
The red
1.
NO PRESSMEN
In that release, the Supreme гANWBIE Was feared following
day's delegation, but no UN ac first step. credited correspondents ware permitted with the party.
in
Besides Col, Edwards, others of the negotiations the
the party were Lt-Col. Lee nouncement said "until the
Q South Korean Communists
terminate
the
fficer, and Li. Richard Under- suspension of the armistice talks Mad' - Murderer wood,
Interpreter,
no
There was they declared on August, 237, for the refusal
to permit regularly
to correspondents
accredited
At the same time, the release [sold General', Ridgway is ready accompany to send his representatives to the party, but the order was discuss conditions that will be
aid to have come directly from
Gen. Ridgway's
***headquarters.
mutually satisfactory for a TE-
-Associated Press,
The UN Party left its Imjin sumption of the armistice talks River base camp at 7.44 m.
It was reported this morning's
by the PIO Tokyo
in
that
Army
group was not empowered to New York, Sept. 18. enter into direct, discussion with The Independent Indo-the Reds, but had been instructed Chinese State of Vietnam to learn what the Reds wanted to talk about and then to return to that the will demand that Japan pay the base camp. It was said that new range of equipment should at least $2,000,000,000 in the Reds had asked that "only" be provided for all the British reparations for damages sufilalson officers make the trip forces in Korea, but there have fered by
Vietnamese nn- United Press.
FALL OF GLOOM been production diMculties' over
new specially designed tionala in World War II, Mr boots and middle parka coat." Tran Van Huu, President
AN EXPERIMENT
the
The new winter equipment was regarded officially as a large-scale experiment, he add- ed.
The
STATE OF WAR:
ENDED
Set Free
Broadmoor,
A
-Berkshiro, Sept. 18.. The "Mad Parson,” John Ed- ward 'Allen; a murderer who escaped, from. Broadmoor Criminal Lunatio... - Asylum, two years ago to have a chance to prova bla sanily, left prison to- uay, a free man.
Doctors say he has proved he Is as sano-as they are. Bogota, Sept. 18.
Allen President Laureano Gomez in a parson's collar, and, black escaped in 1947. dressed today issued a decree ending suit for a prison concert party.
hue and the state of war with Germany. A nation-wide
cry The decree declares that the went up for the "Mad Parson" step, does not change the legal before the police caught him in status of property of Germans 1940 in London, He had work- Tokyo, Expt, 19.
or Colombians taken over by ed as a baker, hotel waiter and of the Vietnam Council of A new. Communist charge the State, nor does limit cleaner,
might have He was sentenced to life imá Ministers, said on his de- that
Allied soldiers claims Colombia
her na-prisonment in 1937 for killing parture on Tuesday by plane "Invaded" the Kaesong neutral against Germany or
a baby-Reuter, for Paris.
zone today cast a deeper pallonals."-United Press, of gloom over the suspended
four.
En route home after heading truce talks.
The Communists aired their the four-man Vietnam delego- now boots, made of tion to the San Francisco prace latest neutrality violation blast leather and a special damp and treaty conference, Mr Von Huu hast night over the radio tele- cold-resisting insulating, com- added he was certain Japan phone from Kaesong to the UN position, are designed to resist would be able to make such delegations bivouac area in В
row "wet cold" at temperatures down Ro minus 25 degrees payment. Fahrenheit.
"Japan can pay this amount The "middle parka" is a if sufficient time is given her. gabardine coat, lined with wool And we feel such payment will pile, with
a hood or cowl of not interfere with her economic
Also designed to recovery," he said.. olive green. resist minus 25 degrees Fahren- helt, it has the advantage of be
Pointing out that the repara-
Munaan apple orchard.
The Reds sold that at 2.30. p.m. on Tuesday, Seoul: time, *four of your military | per- sonnel entered in Kaesong zone and also Pan Mun Jom".
Then they requested that a UN Haison" officer' meet Red
(Scoul
ing less bulky than the dufletions estimate of over $2,000,-representatives at the Pan Mun and kapok coats worn last win000,000 was made in 1945 and Jom bridge at 9 a.m.
nt time) today (Wednesday) to
ter.
two
based on pravalling prices
we will meet
You
Was
A spokesman for the Ministry that time, the explained that settle this matter. The UN of Supply, responsible for place the form of payment by Japan Command speeded back the
would be a matter for the answer ing contracts for new equip negotiators of the two countries there." ment, said today, that production
One of the big questions raised immediately
the difficulties arose because special to decide. machines were required for the
Under the terms of the San fate of the four soldiers men manufacture of thear
Franciaco. treaty with Japan, tianed by the Communists. articles-Reuter.
cach country Is. permitted to Some observers' expressed the secic bilateral agreements with opinion that the tone of the Red
and
the circumstances Japan on reparations claime
Itt It" indicated the Mr Van Huu asserted Communists may have the four negotiations with Japan would in custody and may even pro begin as soon as possible."
duce them in evidence." United Press.
Gun Battle Near Rangoon
Rangoon, Sept. 18. Government forces killed 42 Communists and-woundet many more in n gun battlo at Mau big, 25 miles west of Rangoon, on Army communique mild, to-
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RAF AIRCRAFT CRASHES
**Nairobi, Sept. 18.
5.
KEY QUESTION
from
Another key question • being asked here was "If there are four UN soldiers in Itod hands, are they south Korcars, Arter!-- cans or
none of the other nationality groups represented in the Allied
Allied Army?" A Royal Air Force Valotte
herd remained, of course It added that an anti-tank aircraft, returning bene from the distinct possibility that the fun and gammunition wore Service trip to the Middle East. Communists preferred their new captured. Communists
day
crashot 30 miles southcoat of charge without bolding any, engagements 10 Juba, in the Sundan, on Mon human avidetur
other
were
killed in day afternoon
VINENS WERE 6The solution miles north of Samburu into flames. The come from thao Bed and six were killed crow of four were
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