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Gaitskell Critical Of Butler's
Austerity Measures
The former
London, Jan. 30.
hancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Gaitskell, today criticised the austerity mea- sures proposed by government as "in various respects inadequate, inappropriate and unjust,"
He told the House of Commons that the opposition leader. Mr Clement Attlee, would propose an amendment tomorrow to the programme outlined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
He asked to a more just shar- ing of saßres and adde that of the Chamelior went ahead with cuts in consumer Reotis. there would br a reni dwuga uf ercating serious unemployment
He declare that Mr Butler was unwise to "e himself down 10 no further cuts f on: Europe It is from Europe. he sall, that most luxu y and similar mports
come.
When M Gant-kell asked for an assurance that fool subs.das should remain as they APC. Chancellor Butler then retorted that he has tried this menacing technique before. Neither by this method nor any other will other members ΟΙ the House extract from me what is going to be in the Budget."
STERLING'S FUTURE
Meanwhile, another Labourite criticiseri the terms of the communique published at the conclusion of the Conference of Commonwealth Finance
the Ministers.
Gale Strikes
Expedition's
Base Camp
Paris, Jan. 30.
A fire, fanned by a 60- mile-an-hour gale almost wiped out the base camp of the French Antarctic ex- pedition, 1,200 miles from the South Pole, according to messages reaching here to- day.
The commander of the ex- pedition ! IT Princess Adelle 1,800 miles south of Melbourne, reported that the work-slup. vehicle storage cellar and all living quarters were destroyed Ten members of the expedition. were evacuated to a new camp. some 60
miles west of the burned-out Port Mantin camp. There were no casualties.
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Murdered THREE HK YOUTHS MISSING
By Thugs
Decision To Resume
Anglo-Egyptian Talks Reported
Reliable
London, Jan. 30.
that sources here tonight announced agreement was reached today between King Farouk, Egyptian Premier Aly Maher Pasha, and British Am. The are broke out early last baseador Sir Ralph Stevenson, on devising a plan for
Friday, explorer
resumption of Anglo-Egyptian negotiations.
In particular, he declared, the communique left the impression that convertibility of pound
Marrot said. sterilng might soon be restored.
The from an electric short-circuit ! he convertibility, To restore said, the commercial balance of
In a generator. All rushed out the sterling area should have at
in the sub-zero cold and driving
a minimum surplus of £1.000.- | show-storm to fight the flames. 000,000. A surplus, he
added,
will not be achieved overnight.
He continued that the dark point of the future might be a fall in
but
In one hour most of the ramp was lost.-United Press.
prices of raw materials McCormick's
in the sterling area so that it
might satisfy more adequately its own needs.
that he
{
Mr Butler interrupted the this point to say speaker at
to dissipate wontej
"What Incorrect Interpretation I did," he said, "was to read the resolution of the conference the altitude on and this was
Common convertibility of the wealth Ministers as a whole. I
that it was Jur did not say round
corner."--France.
Presse.
the
No. 2 Named
be reached," will agreement was reached ; difficulties during talks between the three Mr Churchill said. parties.
Turning to the troubles In the Middle East Mr Churchill said that no more hopeful course had yet been suggested than an approach to all its probterns in the spirit of the four-Power
proposals for J Middle East command.
Mr
Churchill
said he had never had the feeling that Britain should make a bargain
These same sources said that hold the three parties would
future fresh talks in the near
plan. It to work out this aatisfactory formula were found, the British Governmen night then make a public announce maut, they concluded.-France- Presse.
CHURCHILL STATEMENT London, Jan. 30.
with the United States "that if
of maintaining we worked smoothly with them security of in the Far East they should do of the same for us in the Middle
The burden Washington, Jan. 30.
Lynde McCormick, the control and Atmirai
Allied Com- the international waterway newly-appointed
the Suez Canal was one which East." mander-in-Chief in the Atlantic,
Bir must be more widely shared, today appointed Admiral
declared Mr Winston Churchill, Willian And:ewes of the Royal
the Prime Minister. fa the Navy as his second in command. Com- Admiral Andreves is
House of Commons today
**71 is upon an international | pretty strong when looked at mander-in-Chief of the Anglo-
bases
most that the American naval
in the basts
added. West Indies.-France-Presse. solution of our Middle Eastern
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Hongkong's Squatters
WHILE Government's concern over
squatter long
manifest, Mr K. M. A. Barnett's review of the subject to the Rotary Club did not come amiss. On the contrary he placed into perspective not only the problem of the squatters in relation to their legal status, but the necessity of of method satisfactory finding resettling these unfortunate people. One inescapable considération which has due influence on the problem is that squatters are here to stay; where- fore permanent remedial action, and not temporary palliatives are required to ensure that they represent no menace to the health and safety of the com- munity in general and themselves in particular. Mr Barnett accepted this proposition, but at the same time shied away from elther admitting or dis- cussing Government's responsibilities. They exist, however, in no small measure. While it is true that economic circumstances and political circum- stances elsewhere have contributed to the presence of squatters in their hundreds of thousands in Hongkong, they have also been encouraged to make their way freely into the Colony in consequence of official policy. Govern- ment's responsibility starts at this point and it continues by virtue of the absolute necessity of ensuring that squatters do not endanger the health and security of, the Colony. Resettle ment
schemes, therefore, must originate from Government, and it is Autisfactory to be able to note that the offelal attitude has been enlightened and progressive, prompted nevertheless to some extent by some of the fre disasters in aquatter areas. Squatters have been successfully removed from bullt-no and residential districts and to some degree re entabilahed on approved cannot bo daimed, however,
" think this should not be the subject of a bargain. Both cases should be dealt with on their merits and both cases are
(82) the Sister Anthony Irish-American nun who was murdered by Egyptian thugs in the grounds of the Ismaila Roman Catholle Convent of St
de Vincent
Paul General Str George
General Officer Commanding pt, described British troops Egypt
the
the
"an act of "an act
the
marder as raging madness." Sister An- thony
through was shot heart trying
to dissuade the thugs from throwing bombs In the Convent grounds, where 19 young children are boar- ders-London Express,
Suva Hurricane
Death Toll 30
Residents Homeless & Hungry
IN DINGHY Church Begins
Sons Of Well-Known Families
INTENSIVE SEARCH
Three well known Hongkong youths are missing from a 14-foot home-made dinghy in which they sailed from Middle Island on Monday morning intending to visit Lantao. They are David Bottomley, son of Mr
To Sink
The
Luneburg, Jan. 30.
14th-Century St. Michael's Church bere, where Bach used to sing in the chair, in sinking.
An underground lake has dissolved a layer of salt and caused the soll above It to subside.
The galleries have had to be closed to the public be- cause stones keep breaking off the ceilings. More than £83,000 has been spent on repairs In the past 50 years, but it is feared that nothing win BAVO the building. Reuter.
NEGRO'S
HOME
J. H. Bottomley of the Buildings Ordinance BOMBED
Office, Tony Martin, son of Mr T. A. Martin, senior partner of Messrs Martin and Co. and Michael Salter, son of Mr A. W. Salter of Messrs Dodwell and Co.
Cairo, Illinois, Jan. 30. The home of a negre physician was bombed with dynamite on Tuesday night and the county authorities said today that the bombing and is continuing has so far failed to yield any results. apparently stemmed from
An intensive search by Police and naval craft in conjunction with RAF planes which started yesterday
and
to admit The Police, through the alarm
yesterday Police attempts
negro Marine Department,
patrols, naval craft and planes | children to schools now at- has circularised a notice to the started searching a wide ares tended only by whites.
fer the missing boat and its
Eight Illinois State patrolmen local fishing fleets offering occupants,
were sent here to ald in the a reward of $5,000 for the The dinghy was fitted with a investigation of the bombing finding of the young men or
small mast and gull, but no Sheriff L. Hartline said no for information that will lead directly to their dia covery.
auxiliary engine.
The
of
Coloured asked school
transter
there will be." It is believed that although rests have been made but ""I search for the lost youths has feld. secretarios for the not as yet been successful MyNational Association for the are still together. One of the Advancement According to Mr Bottomley parents suggested that the boat People recently the three youths, all aged 19, may have drifted into an out-of- oficiale set off in their home-made the-way cove. dinghy
Middle Island from early last Monday morning in- lending to *ail for Lanta, spend the night there, return the next day.
They took sufficient food Jast two days.
They
and
ta
intention
had
was
indicated
to sall cross the West to Lantao.
their
Auckland, Jan. 30. People in Suva today are still dazed, miserable and Aberdeen and
Lamina Channel hungry after Monday's hur: When they had not put in an
The death toll
late Tuesday night, ricane.
appearance
Martin raised The mounted to 30 on Wednes-Mr T. A. day.
Unofficial estimates placed
hopeful on their merits," Mr Churchill the number of injured in Suve TUNISIA CRISIS
of
that
they have been adequately supervised, or controlled, either in the or in type of dwelling huts erected provision of safeguards against fire risks. The solution, quite obviously, is wholesale resettlement under strict official supervision. Government has blue-printed such a scheme, but denies it can be held in any way responsible for capital expenditure to make the plan
alternative effective. The propounded by Mr Barnett is the creation of а Building Society, capitalised either by public spirited personages who would seek no interest on their investment, or by public subscriptions, or by issuing small interest-bearing bentures. This, in effect, throws the main burden resolving the squatter settlement prob- lem back to a relatively few private citizens, Government being an active of participant only to the extent offering land and seeing that the Urban Council's rules relating to the proper maintenance of the property and sanitation are fully observed. In general there can be no objection to the establishment of a Building Society to provide proper accommodation for squatters, but whether Government is entitled to wash its hands completely of any financial commitment is another matter. It is conceivable that the money, required to construct resettle- 'ment areas can be obtained by any of the alternative methods suggested by Mr Barnett; but what is required is a guarantee that the official resettlement Scheme shall not be abandoned because of insufficient funds. Government's responsibility at least should extend to making good deficiency in capital required to effect a permanent solution of the squatter problem. There must be no shirking of offelal duty in this resp
He said that if Britain and the United States are known to be acting together difficulties will, by that very fact, he sub- stantially reduced and the possibilities of a peaceful arrangement will be greatly strengthened-Router.
ACHESON'S OPINION
Washington, Jark 30. The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson told a press conference today that the United States was glad to see that the King of Egypt and the new Government were taking firm steps to suppress disorders in Egypt.
alone at 200. There is a grave food shortage in many parts of Viti Levu, the main island in the Fiji group.
Hundreds of tarnilles are grubbing in the wreckage
Di
FRANCE
BUILT AT HOME
here to children coloured
to schools where only while children now The dinghy was bullt in the attend clas Three, crosses basement of Tony Martin's were burned here on Sunday house, the work being done by night and another on Monday Tony, David Bottomley, Michael night. Salter and some friends,
It had only recently been
had
chosen a
name for the
STICKS OF DYNAMITE
were
Dr Urbane Bass, 41, whose completed and taicen to Middle home was bombed, said he, his pas! Island.
wife and four children aged five Mr Martin said he knew the shaken but unhurt by the ex- months to eight years were dinghy but had not painted it on plosion of the bomb shortly the hull before starting out on after 11 p.m. He estimated the
Monday's trip...
damage at about $500. Win- in the shattered He did not think his son haddows had a great deal of experience neighbouring home.
but he sailing boats,
The Sheriff said "a couple of was, together with his companions, sticks of dynamite" were used. tremendously keen on salling. He said they were thrown over Until Monday last they had the back fence and exploded on kept to the waters around the rear steps of Dr Bass' home. Middle Island, but when ths? Hartline said someone might Chinese New
or injured holidays have been killed
not the blast bad came along Tony asked his seriously parents permission to spend spent itself downward into the Monday night aboard the yard.
Dr Bass practised medicine He was provided with food for 15 years since graduation and blankets and he set off early from Meharry Medical College at Monday morning.
Nashville, Tennessee. He said His father, however, had no he was not active in the NAACP
that idea
the youths were here, but is interested-in seeing Cairo planning to sail to Lantao for segregation ended in
schools-United Press. the night,
their homes for what they can MAKES NEW
ave. They have no bed, no milk, meat, bread or newspapers. Everyone is so stunned that there hasn't even been the final
boisted hurricane thing
on the wharf.
This
GESTURE
Tunis, Jan. 30. story of the toll of
France made overtures hurricane was told today by the first eyewitness to reach Auck-
on Wednesday for new talks land by air. He is a 22-year- with Tunisia on the explo old Auckland University college
Kenneth student,
sive self-government ques- McKentry whose home is in Suva.
tion which sparked last which He left. Suva on Tuesday week's violènce in
50 morning
were he had huddled for shelter in
Reviewing American policy in said the dispute, Mr Acheson that the United States had stated
So
tired and about and arrived
persons
Wos
States strongly The United hoped and believed that the in- of the past few days cidents would not recur.
his sister's roomless Bal killed. Mr Acheson was asked whether
The overtures were contained positive throughout the hurricane which there was any more
70 per-
In a Note to Sidi Mohammed action the United States could destroyed more than
buildings, took Al-amin, Bey of Tunis, the take to urge moderation on both cent of Suva'a
Jives and injured
nominal ruler of this French sides in the Anglo-Egyptian dis- many
hundreds.
Protectorate, The Note was de- pute.
Ilvered by Resident-General THOUSANDS HOMELESS
Jean de Hauteclocque. Premier
Chenik also the local Mohammed scarce were
present at the 25-minute inter- very clearly that there was no hospital facilities that only the basis
be view, for
cases couli Egypt's unilateralmost serious
Informed sources said the abrogation of the 1938 Treats treated.
probably with Britain and the 1899 puct The hurricane left thousands Tunisian Cabinet
on anything con- and Indians home would seize of Fijians on the Sudan.
The United States thought less, destroyed the native crops cillatory in the French Note In the problems between Bri- and crippled export food crops. the hope of getting talks start- tain and Egypt could be worked It wrecked the port of Suva ed again.
It was understood the Note and severely damaged com-
repudiates the idea of "e It had joined with France, mercial buildings.
under which Turkey and Britain in making
"There's sort of sovereignty" MkKenny said,
might claim proposals to Egypt which they feeling of hopelessness in Sura. French colonists
legal backing for their partisi form thought would
a good The hurricane has done over a basts for working out those million pounds of damage. Yes- rule over Tunisia.
The French, for their part, officially problems.
terday, only one, whe States regretted dead, but there are far more. I are said to be quietly forgetting very much that Egypt had have heard reports of 23 and Cabinet ministers sent to Peris
about. T-
the two Tunisian wiverables? rejected these proposals with ports of 16. Suva de cut discussing them with the big banger previously re- to protest to the UN against "to grant the tour Powers-Reuter.
ported destroyed is still standing. French refusal Most of the houses in Guva are protectorate an all-Tunisian
that
out.
The United
A..
DEMONSTRATIONS damaged with doon's scattered all governments ontd French
« IN PANAMA
Panama City, Jan. 30. Violent demonstrations took place clay in the main streets of Panama City between polico. and a crowd of several thousand student demonstrating against | the government decision. No end the school yaat ön Fab? AND
Club-swinging puilde arrested demonstrators but poverud Mistiti Injured inrowan by the
over the place-United Press and Associated Press,
Man Robs Bank Second Time
Montreal Ja 30.
Tulsion negotiations over creased broken off Lut independence for the Probe prate
month, might b be resumed gect weeks
Felice
and troops pressed their hud ca arma esche und mi lary notionalists. A high Tuni- elan
said soldiers A man b Wednesday staged dynamited number of seren his second holdup of the same and houses in Tozerku, nes Lat bank and escaped with 48,090, Copa Vilung Dute a uniklang, On ble, Drst visit a few weeks spokesman said only one small other took 14,009 Augolated house bad form blown down the
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