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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1953.
Churchill Urged Urged
To Put An End
To The Mystery
London, Aug. 17.
Sir Winston Churchill is being pressed to put an end to the mystery of his illness and to say whether he will soon resume the full burdens, of the Premiership-or retire.
Most of the agitation comes from newspapers. But it reflects public and political anxiety.
It is now over seven weeks ing from
nervous. fatigue, 1s Delio: dramatic announce- demonstrably - ing much since the ment that the Western Big health now than he was in Junt, were when he appeared desperately Three talks at Bermuda shelved beesuse Sir Winston tired. Churchill had been ordered to
The public is still trying to guess what really was wrong with the Prime Minister a tark made none the caster by world speculation on strek cerebrat anaemia, heart and the Uke.
He is working hard,
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New Australian Uranium Field
Great expansion of em- Austraila's ployment in Northern Territoty."la" "In sight with the talest dis covery of a new uranium Geld 230 miles South-east of Darwin. These deposits, are described by geological experis is equal to is not better than Bum Jungle field.
Plore than 400, men, aro engaged in the develop ment of already known uranium fields and the latext, known as Corona Ton 11 libatiour of the Queen's Coronation, employ
100 further almost immediately..
A
Mussolini
Mystery Solved?
Claim By Italian Newspaper
Today, for instance, he studied note summary of the Russian on Gemany received from the British Embassy in Morcow last night.
quari was he whọ. lo domestic political criticium, Isst Friday drew up a long announce- Lacks
ment explaining Britain's posi- mass circulation Daily The
tion in the 16-Power doclaration Mirror gave over its front page on the possible consequermes of today to banner headlines ask breach of the Korean Armistice. ing: "What is the truth about He looks erasoebly at. Many Churchill's
he Illness?" and people Baw him when demanding
last why the
Street British visited Downing aceple
should not be told the week for foreign affairs talks. facts.
He carried a stick, but showed Speculation has been going on no imp or other disability such
follow any kind as might seizure.
THE QUESTION He was bubbling 110 con
sllent for high spirits. weeks longer. Parliament toca But he also looked his age, not meet until mid-October and nearly 79, he can work as cáally from his Folilldans ask. whether, In despatch from Salermo, country residence as he
bas having had one warning from near Naples, the newspaper suid done in past recesses-as from his admittedly exceptional con- that the body of the late dictator Downing Street.
stitution he can ever asit að
was buried in the cemetery of
for more than a month, and the Prime Minister has steadfastly declined to do anything about
remain
OBVIOUSLY BETTER Meanwhile, the facts, and probabilities, can be summed up thuis:
Sir Winston Churchill, who was officielly described as suffer
Sharks As Source Of Cheap Food
London, Aug. 17.
much of
of it again.
of
over with
PELLA CABINET GOING GOING BEFORE
PARLIAMENT
Rome, Aug. 18.
Italy's new minority stop-gap Government will go before Parliament tomorrow to ask for a vote of confidence giving it a life of about three months.
The new Government, composed of Christian Democrats and headed by the Party's economic expert, 51-year-old Signor Giuseppe Fella, held its first Cabinet meeting last night and approved a statement of policy after being sworn in by the President, Signor Luigi Einaudi,
Only Communists and lett ernment is an attack on Italy's sying Socialists were expected outdated bureaueratle system, to vote against the Govern loaded down with hundreds of ›ments,” conßdence/ "motion in thousands of surplus officials
Parliament.
whom no government has yet dared to fire.
The support of the Christian
Demperaya and the support
or abstention of all biber parties, It was though unlikely that Including Modarchists and neo-Signor Pella" could get 'far.* In Fascists, was expected to glye the three months he has indi- the Cabinet a safe majority. cated as the probable life of the but his nomina- Signor Pella saldine main Government,
counter purpose of his Government was don was expected to to give
the country's eight Communist elforts to organise parties time to sort themselves the nation's 1,500,000 civil ser- strike agitation.--- oul of the deatlock which in to vanta into
last nine weeks has caused one China Mall Special. Government to `fall'as soon as it
public.
MINERS RETURN
TO WORK
Rome, Aug. 17. Tho seven year old went before Parliament and an-
of the
to disintegrate a few hours where- other mystery abouts of the body of the before it was due to be present- late dictator Benito Mused to the President of the Re- deadlock resulted from solini was claimed to be
Tokyo, Aug. 17. About 723 striking workers solved by the Rome news- Italy's second post-war general paper Giornale d'Italia to elections in June, which showed
big Increase in both left and of the Shigeuch! coal mine. In town, Ibaragi Pre- day. -
right wings and defeat of the Lobara centre parties' effort to gain fecture, went back to work this
after reaching halt the nation's votes and an morning automatie bonus of seats in agreement with the management over the payment of sumuner Parliament.
allowances.
Mussolint, near Forli.
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Those who have known the redappio, the native town of years the former Prime Minis Prime Minister longest cannot see him retiring unless he is convinced his health will no longer stand the strain.
EDEN'S RETURN
his
The newspaper said that the claim was made by an unidenti ned young girl who
claimed uncle had examined that her the remains before they were buried at Predappio.
BODY STOLEN
For the first time in pine ter, Signor Alcide de Gasperi, Inspirer of Italy's strongly pro- American polley in recent years, will be seated among the ranks of the Christian Democrat Party in the Chamber of Deputies instead of in the centre of the Government bench.
the
'taken
On the other hand, they do clare he would not cling to office if he could not throw his full weight into the job. For a
The giri, according to the
THREE PORTFOLIOS man of his temperament, that would be an insupportable post-newspaper, said that her uncle
To reduce as much as pos- had been called to examine the
complexion rich.
body because se is à "well-sible the political
ot the new Government, it was Sir Winston Churchill, with known doctor" of Predapplo.
agreed that Simmor De Gasperi his naturally buoyant outlook,
The despatch, however, found should not form part of it is evidently hoping that when
credit among
In addition to the Premier- Jittle
many
Pella has it becomes necessary to resume
at Downing talians who recall that at least chip, Signor all his old duties
Foreign Ministry, twice a year some newspaper over Street he will be at enough.
"exclusive" which Signor De Gasperi had comes up with an Two scienusts who made a That seems clear from the
the past nine on where
machine-gun also held for the 28,000-mile sea trip investigating fact that he has announced he
riddled body of the Fasclet | years.
Signor Pella also retains his remote fishing grounds in the is "on duty" throughout
leader is hidden. Is
old post of Budget Minister. Indian Ocean have produced a and has allowed
Mr R.A.
This was taken to be a practical plan to expielt a vast untapped Prime Minister"
demonstration Signor Pell's source of cheap food-sharks, Butler, to go on holiday.
After Mussolini's exccullon declared intention to limit the They have advised
19 un- the The Prime Minister Colonial Omeg of the
posal-likely to commit himself to any north of Milan on April 28, the activities of his Government to bilities of large-scale production announcement
of future plans body of the dictator was buried the concrete question of ad- of salted shark flesh and dried unili
and ministration. deputy, Mr in an unmarked grave at Milan's oficial
from Musooco Cemetery On theThe frequent companion of fish "which eqmmand a vast
Eden, returns Anthony
22-23 four men signor De Gasperi
at inter- ready market In the Greece, where he is now making night of April
entered the cemetery and duz national meetings for the last successful recovery a
They apparently five years, Signor Pella "re-operations for gall bladder and up the body.
Mr Mauritius- bile duct trouble.
den's washed the remains in a nearby Seychelles Fisherles Survey return would ensure Sir Winsten fountain; wrapped them in a expected to try to maintain his 1948-1040" published today. The does not have to reassume the tarpaulinand carried them policy of strong support for the scientists, Dr J. F. G. Whooler abnormal burden he was carry away. The body had apparently Atlantie Pact and -European Then he been snatched from its grave by Union but without committing his Government to any major and Dr F. D. Ommaney, re- ing up to last June. Prime
decisions. Minister a group of neo-Fascists, ceived a research grant under "doubled" as
After eight months of invasti- the Colonial Development and and Foreign Secretary, which Welfare Act to
own report upon caused his
breakdown.- gation the Police found
body in a Milan monastery. commercial possibilities of fish-Chinu Mail Special. ing in the area.
They spirited the body to a new They found
secret burial place that was very large un- fished
areas existing in the western part of the Indian Ocean at great distances the East Coast of Africa.
The report said there was a Ashable
7,500 square area of miles within three days steam- which ing of the Seychelles, ile about 1,000 miles off the East African coast.. --- China Mail Special.
arki
tropics."
This is disclosed in a port
the
of
from
never officially revealed. Search For
"Missing Link" Fish
Pretoria, Aug. 17. Search for further specimens
fah with "anns" lke mon's,
To Visit Singapore of the Coelacanth, miasing Halt
the
The Police today would not comment on the
Giornale d'Italia
story. They want to keep their secret. United Press.
Hirohito's Cable To King Haakon
FIGHTING THE REDS
WAS
At home he has indicated be will maintain the Conservative financial policy which in five years had built the Italian Hira into one of Europe's stronges currencies, enabling it to resist
Korean the upheaval of the start
war and British devaluation.
of
But he will also maintain the two-year-old progra massive goverment investment in poverty-stricken southern lay where land ruform and huge
projects for road building water conservation eixireafforestation are being hastily pushed through Tokyo, Aug. 17. to pans the spread of Communiam Singapore, Aug. 17. will probably be launched nexi
Emperor Hirohito today cabled from the industrial north. The United States Consul-year under the auspices of six King Hankom of Norway, thank- Signor Pell's associate in the
Interested in scien- General's office announced today,tific eco in Africa south of shown to Crown Prince Akihito gresive went in the Christian ing him for the hospitality Leadership of a socially pre- that the United States 241st
Parly, 41-year-old Destroyer Division, consisting of the Sahara. four destroyers, would visit i A five-fool-long, 100-speci- during the Prince's recent visit. Domne
Signor Paolo Emilio Tavtani, hos Coelacanth wal The message Biso Singapore on August 21 for two men of the
thanked bean given the Ministry cought last December by a local King Haakon for awarding the Dafence, of prosent regarded as a days-Router.
fisherman in the French Comoro Prince the Grand Cross of the non-political jab. falands in tho Mozambique Royal Order of Saint Olav.- The only innovation so far
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