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Workers SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED General Strike
THE Workmen's Campons-
TH
tion Ordinance, given its first reading yesterday, is a piece of legislation" which, at least in principle, will receive unqualified approval. if its preparation has been slow that has not been due to ufficial siothfulness, but Father to painstaking care to ensure that its provisions are practicable and fair. Government has been both prudent and cautious: prudent in following us etosely a local conditions will permit the English legislation and the model scheme advocated by the Colonial Office, and cautious in refraining from making the provisions .of the Ordinance all-embracing. There la, for example, wisdom in the decision not
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25-year-old Egyptian dancer, Dawlath Soliman, who left the_Nife for Europe's night clubs hand for whom elzlms were made that she was King Fufouk'a favourite dancer---was dano-
ing in a bar'in Munich, Germany, when a gunman fired at her and wounded her in the shoulder. Tho
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gunman escaped.—
Rioters Cause TYPHOON Much Damage
GOVT DECLARES STATE
OF EMERGENCY
"Colombo, Aug. 12.
Between ten and fifteen people died in violent demonstrations today against price rises, accord- ing to reports reaching here from all over Ceylon. Troops and police opened fire three times in Colombo and the Government declared a state of emergency.
Mr Dudley Senanayake, the Prime Minister, said saboteurs had removed railway lines and in some cases destroyed trains and buses. He told the Lower House that arson had been reported throughout the day in the capital.
The rioters had held up buses, disrupted tele- phone and telegraph communications and stoned public buildings, he said.
"Unscrupulous political leaders," he said, “incited the troubles but the Government was determined to stamp out mob`violence and maintain law and order,
The demonstrators are protesting against increases in the price of rice and in rail fares and electricity and postal charges.
sald
with-
to act
Paris, Aug. 12. France was tonight plunging headlong to- wards a general strike as Socialist and Communist
TYPHOON trade unions, encouraged by the success of the
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HK Unlikely To Be Seriously Affected
state employees stoppage, began calling out sector after sector of private industry.
The strike orders, most of them for 24 hours start- ing on Thursday, embraced shop workers, bank and stock exchange clerks, insurance office employees, metal and garment workers.
started
.Union representatives of yay no lo legitimate claims printers, teletype operators and onco work has been resumed." other newspaper workers, ex- M. Laniel In his first public The typhoon will notcept journalists, were organising statement since the mass strikes
a strike ballot, today. affect Hongkong seriously;
last week said he fully but precautions should not originally launched
The great wave of stoppages sympathised with the dimculties to protest of the small wage earner and be relaxed as yet, according against the Government's new
the Goverment lanew some- to Royal Observatory.. austerity programme was seer thing must be done about it, by political observers here developing into struggle be tween the state and the work
A statement issued by the Director, Mr G. S. P. Heywood at 10.30 this morning says:
"The tropical storm in the Chira Sen was centred obous 200 miles south south-east of
Hongkong at 9 a.m. today and was moving slowly westward. cast It is expected to pass at least 150 miles to the south of the Colony and it does not aplicar
that i will affect Hongkong very seriously; but precautions
should not be relaxed as yet
"A large number of weather reports have been, received from ships in the China Sea and an RAF aircraft is carrying out a reconnalegance flight into the storm this morning."
Last night nearly 130 of the HMS Birmingham had to b ship's company of the cruiser.
Accommodated ashore because their ship. had to put to sea un expectedly owing to the typhoon threat, while they were chore leave,
A curfew was imposed from
He made it clear that it was 6.30 pm. (local time) today. not martial law but that the A Goverment spokesman Inspector-General of Police had the sinto of emergency | been given emergency · powers.
Later this morning the Royal and curfew would be effective He would now have milliary Observatory stated that the for one month If the situation assistance and was empowered typhoon is expected to pass at did not warrant their
on his own authority, least 150 miles south of the drawal.
the spokesman said,
Colony this afternoon. Strong The Food Controller's Omec expected later in the day.
easterly winds with rain are adjoining the principal railway station was set on tre this after- noon by a violent crowd. The crowd were dispersed by a baton charge and the fire was put out before it did damage..
CROWN OF MOUNTAIN
SPLIT
disenses in the legislation at the present moment, but to await the outcome of u comprehensive medicn1 survey of industries in the Colony. Another contro- versial subject which is being left in abeyance in
of
compulsory insurance employers' scheme. The BI as stands is probably accopt- able to all parties con- cerned. I regulates, rather than innovates for, as the Acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs emphasised yesterday, voluntary work- men's compensation schemes have long been operated by the bigger Industrial and commercial firms. The restricted definition of work- for qualify who
under the compensation Ordinance may not cause general satisfaction, and Mr Hawkins' frank admission that he is under no illusions about the dificulties which will be encountered in administering the Bill, and that there will be "hard Санея and
dis- many appointed claimants" suggests that even Govern- ment-has-some-misgivings. about the measure in its present form. There apparently, to be a certain amount of trial. by error, but this is not to be con- demned if the lessons learned therefrom enable the legislation to be satis-
amended. factorily
The Ordinance is cautiously welcomed with the hope that its enforcement will desired results. produce
Better, Outlook
yecret THE informal and
meetings which are now taking place in Cairo. between Egyptian zaci Two towns on Cephalonia lie British representatives in ruins with the terror-stricken on 3,285) is on the enst appear to offer the best population living in tents, hope yet of an agreement People in Patras on the main- const, being reached in the Anglo-land, 50 miles to the coat, said currants and wine, goats and
the top of Mount Acnos wos Egyptian dispute. The out- splitting in two.
Бропуст
It standing differences at the
was reported from Santa The British destroyer Darink. Maura to the north présent time seem to con- 2,010 tons, left Malta
that high with columns
of smoke could bo cern the number of British medical supplies and stores for technicianu who should Céphalala which is the biggest seen along the Ithacan coast.
The Cephalonian authorities remain in the Canal Zone,
urgently appealed for and in what circumstances
boats to evacuate survivors.
RESCUERS HAMPERED Officials said the damage on the Island of Cephalonin was "incalculable,"
IN TWO BY EARTHQUAKE
is,
the Base should be brought from a maintenance to an active status. These are not easy questions to solve to the satisfaction of both sides. Were Egypt to show readiness to enter a Middle East Defence Organisation similar in kind to NATO it would certainly bé less awkward to reconcile Egyptian anxiety. for prestige. with
Athens, Aug. 12.
1
Any
The Mayor of Colombo, Mr C. T. Grero, resigned at noon following the hoisting of a black dog on the Town Hall by leftist
The crown-of-5,341-foot-Mount Aenos,-on-the earthquake-shattered-city-councillors. island of Cephalonia, was seen splitting in two tonight.
And, from a naval craft off the stricken Isle of Zante, went a radio
the Greek Premier Marshal Papagos saying message to "Zakynthos, capital of Zante, does not exist any more".
Across the Ionian islands, home of the early Greek heroes; lay a trail of wrecked or burning townships with at least 400 dead, 300 injured, and 3,000 homeless.
لال الدولة
tremors,
tentr
Work
1/
KASHMIR
DISORDERS
BS
to
ing class.
Вир and underground train workers decided tonight remain out for a further 24 hours.
The authorities were working desperately together with pri- vate enterprises in cities ured towns to word off a complete national paralysis.
MAILS
Some trains were running
He said he know there were reasons for the strikes but this did not prevent them from
beng absurd, It was not. strikes which put Franco on the road to prosperity,
"The strikes only servo the purpose of the extremists of us enemies of the regime,” he sold.
WANTS TIME TO ACT
"If we are given the time to In Paris and some provincial act as Parliament has mandated centres, where publie transport us to do we are sure that full and the clis- came to a halt, army lorries, employment
Of unemployment and hired coaches appearance police vans
will be achieved. were pressed into service,
***The strikes must come to an WITHOUT
end soonT
or later and the Police and troops
were 1-sooner they end the easier will leeting
be to solve the social problems and distributing mail in a few towns. But most of worryhug those on strike," he Parts went without a delivery for its seventh consecutive day. M. Laniel's reference to "con- sideration of legumeze claims" again, operated by railwaymen aflee work had been resumed summoned back to their posts was seen by some French ob- under threat of suspension. The servers as indicating that the service in general, however, was Government would be prepared seriously crippled and thousands to trus, the “general wage of French and foreign holiday snatch with the undous in the makers were stranded far from near future ad though the home.
Government's enginal Intention Gas pressure was dropping was to keep wages frozen until and
were en- at least the end of this ye water supplies dangered Security servicos The Socialist leader, M. Guy wero malataining essential Mollet, earlier today .saw electricity supplies though cuts M. Laniel and seid afterwards have already been made and the strikes were really due to the will have to need for an many factories
Improvement close:
salary levels without agtay. The Force Ouvriere tonight Reuter. oxtered a 24-hour stoppage in all
naval arsenals from Thursday.
The Government
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per-
turbed about the supply of food To Walk Across
Srinagar Aug. 12. c.uffs to the big centres of -State-militia-opened fire-today population.--Paris-markete-today on demonstrators shouting pro-received sufficient supplies but stopped in Colombo Abdullah slogans and peiting quantities were dropping and harbour today and demonstra-stones In Anantnag town, 34ome prices rising-Reuter. tions
were reported from all miles from here. over the island as a Communist planned one-day strike began in protest against the increases.
About 7,000 harbour workers went
on strike and bus and fram
workers and the city's dustmen also stayed away from
L'ANIEL'S STATEMENT Unconfirmed reports
put the casualties at three.
Paris, Aug, 12. Anantnag was half descried.
Premier Joseph Laniel, in a Three people were killed nationwide broadcast tonight, yesterday evening when police said the French Government. fired on a hostile crowd near
could not give i to strike Zaina Kadal, one of the seven
pressure and would not recall bridges across the Jhelum River
Parliament. in this city, according to an official statement issued today.
The city
was quieter today
were but the outlying areas organising resistance against the Ghulam Mohammed. now Goverment of Bakshi
"I Buses and trains were stoned
The disaster was described as miles and a total population of tumbled down by today's work, worse than the Corinth earth- about 67,000. quake of 20 years ago.
It is mountainous, rising to Commander Bulzo, member 5,300 of Parliament
feet and has a rugged for Zante, who coastline. was in a tank landing crafi, said There Is little water but In his message to the Premier, currants, wheat, olives and that fires were raging In the fruit are grown, debris of the Isibmif's cayliai, Ithaca, mountainous Island having broken oul after this of 30 square miles, northeast morning's shocks.
of Cephalonia, has a population of 9,836,
the capital and port
of the Ionian Islands on the west
of the Grook mainland, villages to carry injured people Helicopters flew to isolated
to hGHT OF HORROR
Field
Ithaca
today
Parle stricken inhabitants of Ithaca and Zante are living in and suburban train services were dislocated by damage to Naval craft are taking medical tracks. supplies to the islands. Medicine, Police used tear gas to die tenta and food have boen parachuted to inaccessible spots in Kandy. Six students were perse about 200 demonstrators All trace was lost of the Welfare Minister, Mr Adamo- “arrested-Router. poulos, today but he was found safe near Lixouri,
the
An hotel at Argosioll, Cepha- | tonin, was destroyed but 08) all reported safe and living in produces olive oil, French tourists living in it were
ik tents. They helped rescue of other victims.
BRITISH NAVY OFFER Rear-Admiral W. T. Selby, Chief of the British Naval Mission
here, told the Greek Government all facilities of the British Mediterranean Fleet will be made available for the rellet of the distressed areas in the Ionian Sea,
Mrs Pandit
As UN
President?
(From Donald Ludlow)
New York, Aug. 12, Mr Constantine Adamopoulos,
King Paul and Queen Frede- Mrs Pandit, the Indian Minister of Health and Social
rika of Grocco expressed adelegate, will almost cer- Rescue work was hampered Welfare, who went by military by lack of water and electricity, desire to visit the stricken areas tainly succeed Canada's
of the Ionian Islands transport to Cephalonia, cabled
without Lester Pearson Athena Observatory end delay. It is expected they w
as Presi- to the Prime Minister,
Field consecutive earthquakes rocked - Alexander Papagos Ithuca and Cephalonia yester
within 24 hours,
dent of the United Nations Marsil that the disaster · was
The Queen has, appointed a General Assembly when the greater day. Reports from, there and special relief committee which eighth session opens on than
curthquake which the
of Zante described destroyed Corinth 20 years ago; the situation today
Jaland
start immediately helping Sept: 15. the distressed, The population spent a night
serious British. of horror.
Mr Charles Yost, United
America, which opporod her Ithaca, home caution for security: both
of Homer's considerations would then
to follow Mr Trygvo
The
as "most
Odysseus, and Zante were other Elthinges of Sami and Agia | sintes Charge d'Affaires, called candidature un Secretary-General | 1idal waves swept in on the bean you and 150 bodies have the help of the United States Virich for two years has been
bis
Most shops remained closed. Because of the complete absence of native carrloges the Government operated a bus service throughout the city.
At his residence the new Premier held discussions with top national conference leaders with a view to completing his cabinet. This, it is thought, will have five ministers, in- cluding the Premier, and is ex- pected to be announced in a day or two.-Router,*******
Want New Air
Agreement
Manila, Aug. 13. The Philippines Civil Aero- mutics Board met last night to consider Philippines terms for a renegotiation of the bilateral when bilateral talks could be air agreement with Britain and on, Cephalonia were on Marshal Papagos, to offer
gin.
The meeting followed an be covered by international badly hit islands.
recovered,
Government
aix the Mutual grooming Princo Wan Walthay that the Philippines desired to announcement by the Board (listoad. of bilateral)
Argostoli prison Ithacan capital, Vathy, where the primers, all serving heavy
collapse. Security Administration
kon of Sium for the presidential obligations. As it is, Britain
2,000 houses sentences, were marched to, the
The Brazilian Ambassador, role, has now agreed to support which Britain announced early
tho renegotiate
agreement, only 50 of the can disinterest herself remain standing.
village
med Don Ruya Pineiro Gumarcaes, her under squiro
this work she wanted rescinded neither from the possible Two waves of earth tremors escort
presented
Government's
this neglect of the Baso nor "backwash" of the Greek earth. A Navy landing craft left condolences and a token gift of Britain, too, it is understood, in one year because of
with vote for her..
country's refusal to provide from the possiblo misuse quakes, shook the South Italian Patras tonight with a detach-$100 (about £35).
With of Barl today. but no ment of gendarmerie to escort The Greek Army gave up lis роть
two powerful special faculties for thy British of its warlike stores in
Comet Jet airliner service with Egyptian hands
morning milk ration, so about backen there is Littio doubt that for a demage was reported there. the prisoners to the mainland.
Tokyo. of milk Mrs Pandit will get a simple pounds worth The quake on Sunday killed 15,000 renewal of
Acronatitles Adminis- The be sent to the stricken majority vote, which will be the
zald against Israel. The general feet of Cephalonia told the Gov- three and injured 50 on Ithaca, could
first decision to be taken by the trator, Mr Victor Dizon, wero "completely New tremors hit the island to areas.
negotiations
necessary now Assembly,
were The Italian Charge d'Affaires desire is that the current destroyed" werd Argostoli (pap. day and signals from the main
"because it would be disadvan- Informal meetings can lead 8,293) the chief town and Lixouri land were not answered. Later told the Foreign Minister, Mr She Is a 53-year-old widow | tageour to both governments if to a complete reconciliation (pop. 4,848) second town.
today contact was re-established Stephen Stephanopoulos,
that and youngest aver of India's the. They are situated on of viewpoints and
the and the Gendarmerie reported the Italian Government and Premier. She was Intiles Am ultimate resolving of an southwest coast of the Island that houses, left standing after Red Cross would co-operato in bassador to Muroow from 1940 to
§ 1950,--Landgr Express Bervice. embarrassing contretemps. which has an area of 277 square the earlier shocks, had been reller work-Reuter.
1
hostilities
The two lowns which the pre-
crnment
theat
the agreement was terminated.” Ho said the terme of the agreement must be completely reciprocal.-Reuter,”
pay no to the strike, I say 'no' to the pressure on the government," M. Laniel added. "But saying no to the strike does not mean that we
must
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