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GILMANS. GLOUCESTER ARCADE
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Our Apathetic
Voters
LL the candidates in this
A week's Urban Council
election must surely have shared one common dle- appointment ---- the meagre turn-out
of the electorate. The electoral roll this year was enlarged some 60 per cent, yet the increase in the total number of voters
cent AD
who bulloted represented only about 10 per over the 1963 figure. official breakdown of the numbers who voted in the three enfranchised · classes boing unavailable, it can only be estimated what pro- portion of jurors and what proportion of those on the special registration lists Wednesday's comprised total voters. It does seem reasonably certain that the great majority were those who fall into the class 2
possess
and class 3 categories, in which aveat the Colony's jurora, • who automatic voting rights in elections, Urban Council were chiefly responsible for And the very small poll. this can be regarded as that surprising inasmuch the jurors' lats largely comprise members of the
so-called White Collar whose in- Brigade, for
all of this year's teresta candidates displayed sympathy and concern tu degrees. varying
part of
on the
tive
Failure
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IN
TESTS Working Out
New Safety Precautions
London, Mar. 26.
British Labour leaders expressed relief to- night that American scientists have halted further hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific till they work out new safety precautions.
Mr Clement Attlee, leader of the Socialist Opposition in Parliament, told Reuter: "I am very glad they have stopped any further experiments for the time being. We are all concerned about this question and we will have to watch the whole thing very closely."
The United States decision to delay testing a second hydrogen bomb came na Socialists were stop- ping up demands that Sir Winston Churchill should Persuade President Eisenhower to take this action,
The Prime Minister will make an important Parila- mentary statement next week on the H-bomb tests, which Elson- have aroused widespread fears since President hower, in effect, admitted that the March 1 burst at Bikini had got out of control.
PACIFIC
Big 3 To Discuss Trade
Policies
Loudon, Mar, 26.
The Foreign Office said tonight that represent- atives of Britain, : FrADOS "nd
the
United Stater would meet here next week to discuts their trade poilcles towards the Soviet, blog countries.
Discusions with other Western countries would follow Inter
Mr Harold E. Biasen, Director of the Forelan Operations Administration, is leaving Washington för London tonight for the talks
Britain recently suggest- ed incrming trado with Exetern European GORE- trics, and he Aiready had preliminary
dinoumicus with sorne Western nations on cutting, the strategio goods that, suust not be sent to Rumia und other European Commumist sinics-Henter.
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Saboteurs By "Rapier" Blow Up Ammunition Dump
London, Mar. 20, Anti- British sabotours caused a quarter of million sterling damage when they blow up British Army ammunition dump, the War Office said today.
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Washington, Mar, 26. The Pentagon announced tonight that 26 B-26 Ameri-
But they refused to say when can bomers would be sent to or where the explosion took French Indo-China very place, and who was responsible. shortly.
The giant sabotage loss was revealed in Army accounts for The announcement was made the year 1952-13, which devoted
the occasion of the de- two lines to the entry:
"Destruction of ammunition parture of General Paul Ely, Chief of Staff of the French at a depot abroad by an explo-. Armed Forces, for Purls follow by unknown native zaboteurs.
sion and resultant fire caused ing talks with American officials £251,770 the situation in Indo A War
office China.
spokesman sald "it would be more improper for us to make
comment on any this until a statement has been made in the House of Commons. That is the normal procedure."
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The announcements said the bombers would be despatched in the immediate future to Indo-China on the basis of 4
The period covered by the ac- temporary loan.
chuata is the financial year Ending on March 31, Meanwhile the Defence De-
1953. They reveal that almost half a partment, in
statement million sterling worth stores
of released to the Press, stated was lost in that period by theft, that General Ely's visit dealt fraud, arson and gross negligence. with a detalled discussion of the The mysterious, sabotage ox- current
United States pro-plosion was just under half of grammes for supplying equip-the total. Almost £100,000 of ment and ammunition to the the total was written off by the forces of the French Union authorities without explanation fighting in Indo-China,
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River Tigris Reaches Grave
Danger Level
Baghdad, Mar. 26,
The River Tigris has reached a grave - dange this afternoon, Radio Baghdad announced tonight.
He will probably tell the Others of the 25 hydrogen large House of Commons he cannot bomb questions to the Govern numbers of jurors to avail ask America. to completely ment some of them from front themselves of the franchise abandon her experiments and bench Labour leaders-range privilege is not easily ex-leave Rusala free to forge ahead from, calls to the Prime Minis-
The statement indicated that plained away. The work in the weapons race,
ter to get more
Information
New York, Mar, 26.-
General Ely and American mili- Total army expenditure for of the Urban Council may Labour Members of Parlia" from the United States on
the
Three hundred passengers tary leaders had discussed the the year 1952-63 wa 2521 be of relatively small finment will press Bir Winston effects of the March 1 explosion were stranded aboard contents of the latest commit •£5 “milton:" less than
suggestion?y that Britain to seek-a-meeting to a portance compared with the Churchili functions of the. Legisin with President Eisenhower and should now renounce the use of ocean liner in the middle of munication submitted by the had been an EPall
the Hudson River today United States, Isting"
French Government and Executive the Soviet Prime Minister, Mr all nuclear weapons,
ita needs The accounts no
noted The many Labour questions when tugboats refused to in material aid. Councils, but this does not balenkov following the latest
Pacife texts.
came after Parliamentary dock the ship as it arrived. The statement went on to say records at ammunition depół obviate the fact that A flood of questions put for Labour Party meeting last night from a gay Cuban cruisé. through the Urban Council ward for next week In the at which it was, docided to hold
that during his six-dayylit and at the main ordinance: die - Passengers aboard the liner here
But Egyh General Ely had contributing 'depot in elections the Colony has House of Commone are queries a special meeting
soon on the Empress of Scotland were vic-ferences with President Eisen- no comment was made on this. established the Important of how Britain's civil defence issue.
The principle of representation plans to counter the devasta-
tims of a strike which has crip-hower and with the Secretary neattactory matters, a level exceeding the danger point, by ten centimetras The opposition will probably pled the port
report also said press the Government for an 22 days. Four tugs of the as
had by popular vote. It may be lon of hydrogen bombs.
been disclosed in inquiries into One member will ask early debate on the Bikini Meseck Towing Company exort true that many did not
fact blast.-Reuter. make use of their vote on whether in view of the
that the last hydrogen bomb-
fused Wednesday
they effects because
were felt 1,200 miles
picket line. ashore
Canal zone. set up were indifferent as to which
The report said that prices from the scene of the
of the Independent NATO's Standing Committee, paid to members
merchants. candidate won the election, plosion, the Government
in Cyprus still
International Longshoremen's The statement said that General for the supply of food to British but this again is quite proposes to encourage spending
Ely discussed questions or troops in Egypt and to the Bri- beside the point. Possession money on civil defence against
The liner's captain decided mutual Interest to the French Hish garrison in Cyprus revealed not to risk docking the vessel | Gencrat Staff and the United zone troops WOKS||
that supplies
for the Conal States Joint Chiefs-of-Staff.
"appreciably higher and sometimes over double" OTHER EQUIPMENT
"It appears""" the report add General Ely also made a re-ed, "that certain unsatisfactory port. to American military matters have been disclosed by said it the winds and tide were indo-China operational theatre. tractors records in Cyprus.
of the franchise can rightly atomle bombing.
be regarded as a privilege, but ita exerciso is virtually
that
ex-
Civil defence chiefs here fear reports of the hydrogen bomb will spread defeatism a civic duty. An endeavour throughout their organisation made this year by and slow down recruiting, Government to make the Government civil defence
A representative, spokesman said today: "It is vote more
was
Cabinet
Ministers
ed the vessel to the pler but rom with wie the
contracting of foodstuffs for Although the water, has stiklasted during the not to the
Mr John Foster
and muktary WILSON, the Joint Chief of-Stan and the members
to dock her because of Charg Defence Secretary British: troops in the Suez
Association.
by
Resign
unassisted in today's high winds. So, still escorted by the tugs, the ship proceeded down the river and dropped anchor,
A spokesman. for the
Cairo, Mar. 20,
Bomb-Throwing.
Egyptians
not inundated the city as A south of the city' Because of result of emergency measures in the rise in the water of the the eastern part of Baghdad, It Diyalah River, a southern tri- was sijil threatening the city. butary of the Tiaria France- Seven breaches have been made Presse. on the river dykes north and south of Baghdad in an effort to cope with the rising waters.
The river level continued to rise and was expected to rise still further during the night if the level of the northern_tribu» taries of the Tigria
River goes down.
The drop in the water level
a few days.
Immalla, Mar. 26. Two Egyptians on a motor- cycla threw a bomb into a three-storey building occupied.
All Egyptian Cabinet Minis-Canadian Pacific Steamship Lid.leadors on his recent visit to the cost exâminations of the con- not be felt in the city for by British paratroopers here-to-"
but when only 34 por cent too early yet to tell the results ters, military and civilian, have right, an attempt to dock the in addition to the bombers, the [These are being investigated more; dykes will have to be Hittle damage-Reuter.
of the total electorate con of the hydrogen bomb scare bother to vote, it is fairly because recruiting figures come
in monthly. conclusive that the majority
Britain now has 308,000 civil are quite indifferent to the defence volunteers, 168,000 opportunity which the short of the peacetime target franchise offers them.
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Fuel rodarvations, to unembora in the world,
ena
tendered their resignations to
would be made tomorrow United States are planning to usually re morning
ship President Nagub,
shortly
The report said, in liable sources said here tonight.
to Indo-China applies from Cyprus would be Meanwhile,
the "captive" They bave been asked
some miscellaneous equipment returning Passeigers,
from to remain in office until General
including ammunition and para obtained directly by the local still at or chutes. This, it Naguib forms a new all-civilian Havana, were
was stated, Army authorities through com- neutral
Cabinet although New York was only was caretaker
a sequel to the normal petitive tenders-Reuter. jew A weekend; the sources said.
1. hundred feet away. programme of military, sšalm- Cabinet's resignation Steamship men salo no attempt lance which has been in opera- will not be officially announced would be made to bring the lion for several years. intil
departure of King passengers ashore by launch Saud of Saudi Arabia, who is The tugmen's refusal to dock due to end. his state visit to the vessel camò shortly after Egypt on Sunday.
violence flared on the strike-hit All Ministers will go to their waterfront United Press. officos tomorrow to collect their personal papers,
the sources
Pact Deplored
London, Mar. 28
Later, an informed. source the first of the 25 said that B-28 bombers for indo-China would be leaving the United States within "the next fort- night
JAVA HIT BY
TYPHOON -
Djakuuta, Mar. 26.
Reports reaching here today mid that a 'strong typhoon swept over the Salitica area in Cen- The B-20 Douglas Invader is tral Java yesterday afternoon a twin-engined machine with a
destroying the rubber s of the Glowas estate
and, of 1,900 miles. It uprooting numerosis
rubber
o casualties were re-
Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, wilo unsuccessfully opposed A resolution "deploring" the speed of 870 miles per hour and facta President Naguib's drive for a recent Anglo-Japanese trade range speedy return to Parliamentary ; ngreement, is to be put forward | carries a four-man crew and trees. No life in Egypt, said today holat the forthcoming Blackpool | wat - tuned, Son' a bht ! scale. In ported as the workacs had al- would go back to 'his Army Job -conférence of the Co-operative | Korea a night, fighter ready left the factory -Franco-; In July-Reuter,
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