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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1955.
PARIS TREATIES DELAYED
Dreams Of French Senate
Greatness
wartime,
I outward-bound
bombers,
Wove
in
the night-sky a patch-wurk quilt of sound that was: wonderfully heartening to those below.
Postpones
Crucial Debate
Paris, Mar. 11.
France's crucial Upper House debate on the when Paris agreements for the rearmament of West Germany will be delayed by one or two days, it was learned tonight.
These would stare up into the! darkness, see nothing. but bei comforted--and sometime; won- der what would become of the young gallants overhead Üheir lost mission was safely ac
the war was complished, und
marvellously. were quickly transformed to ordinary men again, whom you might in rush-hour crowd or country lane, wad never suspect of having such a past as theirs. AIR G GUNNER
Most,
meet
not been
COME, unscarred seemingly
body or
in nad, have yet men since the simi theer days of dozen years ago. 110 Today, for one, has not.
He might anar-gunner,
ni a
wus
have been tailor-made to bomber's turret, A short, neatly- built man,
whose hands you notice at once for their kong,
tapering Angers.
Wer
For tour years, Toddy flew ar mi air-gunner.
When the ended, he
wan 25. und hud reached warrant-officer's rank,
A since then? Not much mure than dreams of greatness. and casual Jols here and there
a combination that in part ex-
plates, perhaps, the Sentences
he
two prinun
has served.
The other night. Toddy was
arrested again,
It is now expected to start on March 23 or 24 instead of March 22, because on that date the Upper House has decided to deal with the budget.
The delay, though in port the
1!
by that the manouvring opponents of Germany, is not expected to have any significant effect on the outcome.
LONG SESSION
The Foreign Minister, M. Antoine Pinay, again had a Long casian wikk the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Upper House today.
FIJIANS
BATTER
GUNNERS
The impression afterwards was majority of Senators will accode to the Government's demand and ratify the agree ments without any amendments OT qualifications that would delay their practical applica- tion.
Senator Marcel Ploisa, Chairman of the Comuniston, told the Foreign Minister he could be certain that the Upper House, the Council of the Republic. would
would avold nray delaying tactics.
The Conservative Squato are very unlikely to refuse to follow the Foreign Minister, who is an eminent member of their The Government counts party on at least 75 votes from this group.
Probably 25 Popular Re- publican Senators can be relied
TOO MUCH
TALKING?
Auchen, Mar. 11. Three Germaa Custowa officials who helped break
up a love-bird smuggling ring a few weeks ago have come down with the parrot disease, the authorities said today.
Two relatives of the officials
suspected of having contracted the dia-
art
cale ne well. The officials are in the Bolation ward of the alty's hospital,
The men helped break up a love-bird smuggling ring operating across the Belgian and Dutch borders Some $00 into Germany. of the birds were retrieved, but the oficial who cared for the birds during their quarantine has not come down with the malady.--- United PrOSS,
Serviceman
Finds
Mystery Note
£1
GENERAL ELY REPORTS ON INDO-CHINA
Paris, Mar. 11. General Paul Ely, French Commander-in- Chief in Indo-China, arrived here today from Saigon for a week of talks with the new French Government on the explosive situation in the Far East territory.
According to Press reports, South Vietnam is on the verge of civil war. The South Vietnam Government said today these reports were exag- gerated.
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General Ely called on M. Henri la Forest, Secre tary of State for the Associated States of Indo-China, | The Hongkong and Shangħal soon after his arrival from the South Vietnam, capital. He will also meet other Government leaders.
Reliable French
Two sources said :
northern provinces ot
still arc that 100,000 troops of the French Laos
occupied Dy expeditionary corps, carrying Pathet Laotian troops who out police duties in Southera fought with the Vietminh during Vietnam, could not intervene if the war, But Cambodia is a civil war broke out,
most entirely under the control of the loyalist Khmer A:my Government
said. -- Kuuter.
in
AMERICAN-BACKED The trouble reported the foreign Press is between Ngo Dinh Diem,
inq
backed Prime
of the South
and various
politico-religious stola.
Nuernberg. Mar. 11. United States Army in- vestigators sought a trans- later today to reveal what
The Paris newspaper, France may be the last message of soir, said yesterday that elvil Serviceman's Japanese- war was raging on two fronts that opponents of the born wife who died under and
Premior were in a position to mysterious circumstances on overthrow him within a few Of the 55 Socialist Senators, | Wednesday. 40 are believed to favour ratifi
ས་ in cation.
lors. The Premier is a Radical, Alexander Sir
and if only a third of these the vote GCMG,
this es for ratification, his shoulder, and tugged at the Pijan Regiment won the❘timate gives a total of more padlocks arX bars securing FARELF Inter-Unit Knock than half the 320 Senators
TWO
CLOSED DOORS
policemen followed turn
Says "PAK LO" upon to vote for rallication.
as he steered an erralic Yesterday evening.
course about the side-streets front of His Excellency the There are 72 Radicul Sena
tested Governor, as he
that run from the Strandt.
Tippy watched
the doors of small shops with Grantham,
others
When they had seen enough, out Competition by 42 points, (7 goals, 3 tries, i penalty
They made their arrest,
At Bow Street, Toddy pleaded goal) to 6 points (2 penalty not guilty to the charge of lattering with intent and the gouls) in a fast and fairly. open game, which the 72nd LAA lust mainly through poor tackling.
story was told to Mr Bertram
Rece
F
I LIKE TO WANDER
was Toddy's turn then, and be took the oath in a voice that had a Celtic softness about
It
to
"I was just passing the line away," he antd. "I wanted meet a friend whose train was due at Euston at 5.35 am. I went to Euston at about 11.30, und had a cup of
there lea Then I went for a wander #round."
"You were going to wander
from Bround
midnight 5.387"
like
to have
*
until
The 72nd LAA started well and,
for by kicking
favour.-Reuter.
Rubber Price Revision Talks
in
Mc
Colombo, Mar, 11 touch, The Chinese
Premier, forced the Flitans on the de- Chou En-lai, cabled the Prime
Sir fensive, but the fast running of Minister of Ceylon,
John the Fijians gradually overcame Kotelawala, today agreeing to this and slowly 72 LAA forgot discuss revision of the rubber their plan of campaign and tried price ES specified under the to play a more open type China-Ceylon pact. game.
was
st
hours
hours.
sources
'Lysistrata Controversy
Last weck
Washington, Mar, 11, "Lysistrata" may or may not be obasene, but a Federal Judge The French Mrs Tomiko Biggs, 24-year-
news agency re- has ruled that the 2,400-year- that the Premier had fold comedy old wife of Pfc Jack M. Biggs, parted
Is not a constitu- found unconscious in her summoned 2,000 tribal troops to tional, issue.
kitchen gos-filled
garrison nearby reinforce the Salgen She had a
gash in which has been depleted to Erlangen.
an attorney, Mr her head,
Grazia, started Court action for a California Pfc Biggy srl he discovered a crush rebellions by the acets in Edward da
outlying provinces. note in his pocket about 24. Government sources frere esti-bookseller to get back from the hours after his wife's death, an
the strength of Diem's Post Office a rare edition of the mated said Army spokesman
army at about
men.play written 24 centuries ago by 200,000 It was turned over to the in But their loyalty is uncertain the Greek dramatis Aristo vestigators who are now trying
and several companies have phanes, to find a translator.
DIED FROM GAS
already desorted to the rebels.
He tied a motion asking foi The bigges uprising is at Tra Official
results of an autopsy Vinh in the Mekong delta of a three-Judge panel to consider revealed that Mrs Biggs died Cochin - China where about whether the Post Office has a from asphyxiation trom gus. 20,000 of Diem's troops are right to solze malled works of The three-inch wound in her reported to be trying to put art.-United Press. head did not cause death, the down
uprising by 10,000 medical report stated.
followers of Ba Cut, leader of Mrs Biggs, the former Tomikoa desident group of the HOR
Biggs Saito, married Pfe
Hao sect, the most turbulent in September, 1951, when he was the country. stationed in Japan.
Ono
כנם
of
the poet's generals, Pic Biggs was said to have Trap Van Seal, who is Diem's He also agreed to confer with told Investigators that the note Minister of State, today ordered Ceylon on a proposed tripartite his wife's handwriting mist all the Hon Hao forog, trade agreement suggested by have been in his pocket for estimated at 12,000 men to rally
some time, but that he had not to Ba Cut. The time and place for the discovered it earlier because of of shock over her win yesterday afternoon as they talks will be set later-United his state
death-United- Press.
This played directly into the Fijians hands, who very quickly made full use of their op- portunities and scored.
The Fijians fully deserved to
were always up with the play
wander and kept feeding their two fart
wingers, Naidole and Levula,
around at night," Toddy said.
The case was found proved, and the police told a little of Toddy's history. "lle only came
Rokoun in the centre again shone with same lovely runs.
To pick out any other par-
players
would be
out of prisen a fortnight ago," | ticular"
they said. But they added: "He waste of time, as the whole of
hai
record.
Mr
1 most excellent war the Fujian Regt. were good.
The only fault they had was
Haines, the probation in their passing where time and they passed or knocked officer, was called, and produced again
forward when in sight of their goal.
a medical report made on "Toddy afier a convicton in the summer,
"IN
Was
A KIND OF ARMOUR
a LEDE is man rather hostile, when I tried to help him," Mr Haines said.
"He had grandiose ideas
thut bordered
JUGGLING Hacrodro set up what might well be a record as regards conversions. Not the number of them but the fact that three of for them
the
and upright bounced over for an extra two points.
or tho
Burma.
Press.
YORK
CITY'S
BID FOR
CUP GLORY
London, Mar. 12. York City, shock team of this season's English Until he was injured Thomas, Football Association Cup competition, bid for cald. "I have an opening to go the 12 LAA captain and wing further fame and glory today when they play for
himself. ridiculous....
"May I speak again,” Toddy
days.
to in a few
forward, played like
* I was in a spot
of bother last night, but...."
The magistrate looked up from
the medical report. This was
made in July," he said, "De-
hero.
His tackling and handling were a place in the semi-finals.
enough backed up.
good, but he was not well Eleven thousand supporters of this gallant Collins also had a good day, little third division northern team will make the 70 berioration cac be very quick but he was the only three to miles trip from Yorkshire to Nottingham to cheer think I had better have another outstanding man in the 72nd them, on in their sixth round clash with Notts. report." He remanded Toddy so was Patterson at full back who county of the second division.
and
in care like this, can't 7 I look like scoring. The other
4
that the doctors might see him
played a steady
converted, the two penalty at-
At this opening...
Toddy
began, then decided not
•
Nearly half the York side Suadentond have a superb điệ tempts which he took.
players and fence but their lack of punch Had he been allowed to take re part time the earlier ones as well, the train only when their day's forward is reflected in their re-
work is done, but the wait sal the cells, or dream the 72nd's score might have been brand of close passing football torn,
York cord of 16 drawn games this randiose and splendid dreams much better.
has so the eliminated two first The scores were made by, for himself that he first conjured
He went out quietly,
..
Another fancled first division
up, perhaps, in the lonely gun Levula (2), Rokoua (3), Naidole division clubs Blackpool and side turrets of bombers, as a kind of (2) Baba (2) and Tabuns (1). Tottenham Hotspur.
Radrodro took all the convor-
looked
armour against fear-an armour on land put seven of them offering no protection in time over, and the one penalty goal of peace.
way also scored by Radrodro
The Fifisa forwards much better than the 72nd and DARTWORDS · ·SOLUTION: | were deanitely the more den-
gerwund in the loose,
"As I have said before -
ind
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is Manchester City, who travel to tako on, strong (second Teague, opponents in Birming-- CONFIDENT
areham City Syd £9,000-teams supremely confident they Oku - progrtas further: along The golden path to Wombley. They have lost waly dno
during the zway, Fandom,
Marchuster · "have min - Into good form at the right time Ebonics, Sergoly to thole, bratani leader Don Rovie, "who la baing Aathed
Britists football"? because of his The match Sunderland
of the round will defenceling
Wale on the two
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Meanwhile two representatives of sects reported to have clashed with the Vietnam army were waiting in a hotel inst the southerzi French
of Jesurt Cannes to confer with ex- emperor Bao Dai who spent the day pigeon shooting.
The representatives, Lai Huu Tai, adviser to General La Van viên of the Bua Huyen group and Phan Ha, political adviser to the Hoa Hao seet, told tv- porters they had come to per- suado
to return to Bao Da Vielcam.
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