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COMMENT OF Singapore IMPRESSIVE BIRTHDAY PARADE
THE DAY
Mr Butler's
Budget
THE people of Britain in
THE
most walks of life have
reason to feel pleased,
though perhaps not wholly
im-
Politicians Beginning
To Fall Out
Singapore, Apr. 20.
thei
Ten days after it had wen a majority in the new Goven- ment,
one of Lis leaders, Mr C. H. Koh,
**
reported to have resigned in protest. The Labour Front later issued a statement denying that Mr Koh
a had quit the Frant but did not elaborate the subject or explain what differences there were between the Front and Mr Koh.
satisfied with Mr Butler's The Labour Front which 1985/6, budget. It is some-swept into power in what less vote-catching recent Singapore elections is than expected, but it does getting into trouble much faithfully reflect the nation's
sooner than even its oppa- current financial state-the
nents expected. ability to enjoy some tax concessions without perilling the exchequer. For 2,400,000 persons the budget is extremely popu-
through lar; they,
the proposed concessions, ate removed from any direct tax liability. They will have a chance of expressing their gratitude in the near future Yet an even wider Another Labour member, appeal could have been Captain T. D. Richards, in an made by Mr Butler had he Straits Times, today
open
the letier published in
called allowed political expediency upon the leader of the Labour to overrule his financial Front, Mr David Marshall, to sagacity and applied re- resign from the post of Chief missions to daily essentials Minister to which be was such as beer and tobacco. appointed Efter the election The Chancellor very properly
emphasised that Britain' current economy; though sound, imposed limitation on concessions which could be applied to taxation, both direct and indirect, and in the light of this dictum, Mr Butler deserves congratula- tions for spreading the benefits as widely as he has The average family (and that means the worker) pronched by two members of the well looked after by the Labor. Front executive to with- Chancellor's proposals and draw his candidature in order certainly no one in Britain to give a candidate of an eluce will begrudge the helping Party à "free run in the cou- hand he has extended to situency. those in retirement whose
victory.
CAPTAIN'S COMPLAINT Captain Richards handed his letter to Mr Marshall personally on Monday when the latter, in his capacity of Chier Minister, held a "meet the people" sessipa at the Public Relations Office during which he interviewed the
common man,
12 minutes before closing time Captain Richards charged but nomination day he was ap
Captain
Richards said he acceded to the request on the
income depends on: depre-d
understanding that he would
Ceylon's
Plan For
Formosa
Given Sceptical Reception
London, Apr. 20. The Ceylonese plan for ciated investments. The in- be given a nominated sentending the crisis the dividual, in fact, gains the Labour Front was return Formosa - Straits revealed appreciably from the ed to power. He said he did today was greeted with budget..
this against strong, disapproval of his Asian seamen supporters. scepticism in British diplo
LES
Contain textiles is more than
little
"HORRIFIED"
matic circles.
The plan, sponsored by Cey- lon's Prime Minister Sir John heads his Kotelawala, who country's, délégation to the Con- Bandung Asian-African
Ave-yer ference calls fer.s trusteeship cl the Colombo Powers over the island, to be followed by a plebiscite in which the Formosans themselves would daside their future..
ESS satisfied is Industry,
particularly the textile in- Captain Richards said that
his supporters custrips of Lancashire, Mr he and
were to learn after the Butler's removal of 50 per "horrified", cent of the purchase tax on election victory that the two nominated scals carmarked for the Labour Front had gone to a gesture. Its Mr Francis Thomas and Mr practical value to Lanca-Richard C. H. Lim. shire is doubtful.
Captain Richards claimed that Theoretically, with the direct Asian seamen had been let taxation reductions. allied down and that although the to the halving of purchase Labour Front leader, Mr David tax, the people of Britain Marshall, had written to will be in a position to buy asking for suggestions about British diplomats were of the the more expensive Lanca- bettering the condition
"there was little a land- shire textile products and en reject the cheaper imported usb could do for them"-
United Press.
him
The Colombo Powers are In- dia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Burma and Ceylon,
of sea-opinion that. any plan which could end the 'tension over the island would be welcome-but that the Kotelawala, plan could hardly be accepted by the Interested countries, namely, the United States, Nationalist China
Bandung &and Communist China,
Palestine
10
the
MORRISON
OPENS
CAMPAIGN
Fine Display Radford's
By
Combined Services
Mission In Taipei
To Plan Evacuation
Of Quemoy, Matsu
Washington, Apr. 20. An informed American
Hongkong officially celebrated the birth- day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II this morning, when several thousand men and women of the Combined Services marched past His Excel-diplomatic source said today lency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, at Formosa of Admiral Arthur Kowloon,
that the real mission. in
Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will
Large crowds thronged the pavements along be to prepare the Chinese the route-as many as nine deep at several spots, Nationalist Government for and cheered loudly when the servicemen, smart in eventual evacuation of the their green, white and khaki summer drill, offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu in the interest marched and drove past in an hour-long military of world peace."
display.
Adm. Radford and Assistant Gurkha Rides; 81 Troop Secretary of State Walter RASC (Pack Transport); 22 Robertson left by plane for Independent Platoon WRAC; Formosa earlier today. the Hongkong Chinese Training
The
source said that the
Un't and Corps of Drums, 1 United States leaders are no Essex.
en
Force
came the Royal Air Contingent --led Squadron Leader P.R. Little.
RHKDF CHEERED
by
longer opposed to the idea of avacuating the two powder-ker island.
They are, however, shuld ot the effects the evacuation may
16
The cheering of the crowd in- bave on the "morale" of the creased as men and women of Nationalists, and they will, the various branches of the therefore, study with Chinese Royal Hongkong Defence Force Nationalist leader Chiang Kai- swung smartly past the dais toshek means of lessening the re the stirring strains of "Leather percussions of evacuation, the Bottel"their regimental march source said. 700 played by the Band and Corp
NOT EASY TASK of Drums of the HHRDF This
That task will be easy, contingunt was under the compresident Chlang, has re- mand
Acting mandant, Lt-Col. O F Newton peatedly declared publicly that whiá forces would defend the two Dunn, ad consisted of
isted of each offshore blends at a osta menta from there crowd, were with or without the aid of the
Uttled States.
*
the
Com
The cheers of the Browned Dut when the
Mr Robertson and Adm. Rad- Sed column rumbled into
Under: Column Come ford were considered the best mander Li-Col. J Congreve me for the mission because Mr. the contingem comprised: 7th. bertan an old personal (Queen's Own)
frland of Chiang, and Adv. Ratte Hussars, a Battery of 14 Field Regiment, a ford has always been the cham- Battery of 42 Feld Regiment, a pic of Nationalist China, the Detachment of 15 Medium Resource sait. They will be able to At this morning's parade His Excellency the Gov gime, a Troop of 37 Light Speak frankly and in an atmo the 1st Batt the North ernor took the salute, stand- Battery, a Battery of 27: Heavy sphere of trust with the Na-
President. ticcialist Reglien Staffordshire Regt fired ing on a dais specially erect-And-Aircraft
The source said, that Secretary Battery of - 72; Light Anti-f the traditional Feu-de-Joie ed for the occasion opposite Aireram Regiment, a Detach State Mr Joba Foster Dulles bas already indicated to Aus... (top picture) and later the United Services Recrement of Movement Light Troop, tralian Prime Minister Me the forces on parade tion Club in. Gascoigne 24 Field Engineer Regiment, Menzies that the pushore islands raised their headgear and
Road. Arriving at 10 am,King's Own; 1 Essex, 1 North-
Hongkong Sigral. Regiment,
will probably be evacuated gave three rousing cheers the Governor was met by amptons, 1 North Staffords, 2/2 within the next few months. BRITISH SUGGESTION for Her Majesty.-Staff His Excellency The Com- Gurkha Rides, and 2/7 Gurkha
The source said that the Photographer. mander British Forces, Lt-Rifles.
British Government suggested to General C. 5. Sugden.
The culminating thrill of the Washington that order to morning, was
the fly past by bolster Nationalist
For Model With
Charged Murder
The 1st Battalion. The North Ave lights of aircraft of the American troops should be Staffordshire Regiment gave the
Was
(HKAAF).
Washington was believed un with 30-second favourable to this solution, mad between each will probably simply increase
supplies
to
London, Apr. 20. articles. But, as the Lanca-
The British Labour Party shire industrialists know
Royal Salute, and the first six Royal Air Force and the Hong-stationed on Formosa full well, though many
stands "four-square behind the United Naljons
bars of the National Anthem Kong Auxiliary Air Force. Roar- ranges of imported textiles
ing overhead were played
as the personal are much cheaper in retail
CHINA'S RELUCTANCE active policies for the pro-
standard of H.E the Governor intervals in price, they are not far be-
The same circles felt that thetection of peace and liberty,
was broken.
formation, the planes consisted the shipment hind the home, product in
reluctance of the Communit and international disarma
of Austers, Hornets, Vampires: Formosa and the Pescadores- The next part of the cérer Chinese delegation
and-Spitfires with emphasis. 011 quality, and in many cases,
defensive mony symbolised the arrival (RAF). Harvards Bandung Conference even to dis- ment," said Deputy leader
weapons Franco-Presse. are equal. Hence the house-
Herbert Morrison in a
London, Apr. 20. of Her Majesty the Queen. The wife,
cuss the Ceylonese proposal was even with more
.. Bandung, Apr. 21.
Miss
Ruth Ellis smartly Governor, General Sugden and A fara up over other world the reason for the adjournment speech at Harrogate to money in her purse, can be
dressed 28-year-old
Service London the
Commanders Labour's expected to continue buy-trouble spot-Palestine will be today of the special eight night, opening
model with silver-blue tinted vacated the dais as Ells Excel- ing the cheaper priced the first problem to be discussed delegation meeting at which Sir electoral campaign.
hair, appeared for two minutes lency's Standard was lowered. when the political committee of John's proposal was to have
in court here today on a charge Her Majesty's arrival articles.
the Asian-African Conference been discussed.
the haste with of shooting ya Criticising
motor racing greeted with a Royal Salute, Diplomatic circles here are which the Government has fixed driver outside * Lever on the breaking of the Royal hopeful, however, that the ques- the election. Mr Morrison said London's Hampstead Heath.
Standard and the playing of the ment, Lancashire has a
The Arab States supported by tion of Formosa will be brought that the country should have had
"National Anthem, powerful сабо for the the predominantly Moslem up in private conversations be some opportunity of seeing the She stood in the dock until abolition of purchase tax on natione, Pakistan and Afghanis-tween Communist Chinese Pre new Prime Minister in action the magistrate decided to re- textiles. The tax as applied tan, yesterday launched an all-mier Chou En-lal, and other before voting especially in view mand her in custody for another delegates particularly with of his extremely limited ad- wéck when the prosecution today is discriminatory, and out attack on Israel, so far as the British textile Despite protests, from Burmese Indian Prime Minister Jawa-ministrative experience in our hoped to be ready to go ahead
comestic affairs.".
with its case. manufacturers are concern- Prime Minist U Na and harlal Nehru
Through such conversations, it ed, adds yet another handi-lukewarm support from India's hoped that China's attitude to cap in the solving of their Nehru, they persisted in fighting ward a cessaire in the Formes problem to compete with for declaration on the Straits can be ascertained imported commodities in ferere attitude to Palestine and France-Presse. the home market. Moreover, to the Arab refugee problem.
O grounds of fair treat meets today.
A
China's Premier Chou Enlai WOMEN URGE
If purchase tax were com joined the debate-marking, ac
pletely. removed from cording to observers, the first H-BOMB TALKS textiles It is doubtful Communist Chinese sign of in- whether this would upset test in Palestine,
Harrogate, Apr. 20.. Delegates representing 420,000 the exchequer's equilibrium. He supported the theory of After allowing for his declaration on Palestine, but British Labour women today proposed concessions, the objected to suggestions that it called for talk "as speedily as Chancellor still estimates should be based cry the United Possible" and at the highest level" between Britain, America and a surplus of £148 million, Nations efforts to settle the dis
Soviet Russia on the pute-Reuter. which would be regarded as
bomb. nice budgetting in any country. A But while there will be some disappointment in Britain over Mr Butler's concess- ions, the budget as a whole is certain of a popular re-
ception. It is realistic; not-
CITIZENSHIP AGREEMENT
Bandung, Apr. 21.
Communist Indonesia and
ably in the manner in China have reached agreement which cognisance is taken on the four-year-old question of
was urged to take the
initiative in arranging such talks with a view to lessening world' pension and preparing the way for effective world disarmament
Reuter****
Landslide Buries.
Village
The traditional 21-gun salute was then fired by the 14th Field Regiment, Royal Arullery, punctuated by three volicys of a feu-de-jole fired
By the 1st Battaion The North Stafford- shire Regiment. This was fol- lowed by three loud cheers for Her Majesty by the troops. on parade in the area.
ated as departing.
The
the Tory and the Labour parties. tem the northwest London presentandard; was lowered
He described as "ütter 1100- David Blakely, 25, was found sense? the views of certain collapsed and dying outside the people that there is no notice tavern on Easter Sunday night able difference in policy between as holiday crowds drifted out Her Majesty was then re
Mr Morrison is responsible for Common. He was due to race Royal the direction of Labour Party next day in a special car he had and the Governor's personal policy and electioneering plan- helped design himself and was standard - was hoisted, ning until the leader of the booked as an official Bristel Excellency, General Sugden und Commanders re- Opposition, Mr Clement Attlee Company driver in next June's the Service
sumed the dais.. returns from Canada-France- Le Mans race in France. Presse,
Miss Ellis, when charged with his murder, was stated to- day: to have told the police officer: "Thanks."--China "Mal
SIR WINSTON Special
PAINTS
NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY
MARCH PAST
as H
The Parade, which had formed up eacher in the morning then moved past the muting base in | two columns--one on foot, and the other mechanised. Each umit marched past to g regimental inarch,
Syracuse, Apr. 20.
At the head of the marching, The bad weather which had. dogged Sir Winston Churchill
column was the Royal Naval on his Sicilian holiday-cleared
London, Afr 20. Contingent, led by the Band-of today to allow him to get in Sir John Cockcroft, Director of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars and several hours of painting at the Britain's Harwell atomic staran commanded by Commander R famous grotto of Cordari. centre and today that radio Gabbett Mullallen, RN. Men of Afterwards, he met with activity unleashed by the cut-this rantingent were represent Sicilian
Guiseppe Sezano rent atomic tests throughout the tive of H.Mahipa Tamar, and the need to prevent two and a half milton Chiriese killed; lasą – Sunday when SA who mad sham with two world was at present so low Crane and Opossum this threat, materialising in Indonesias Cabinet Minister landslide buried the Central Java pictures, one of the Facade of that it should not cause any Next was (2) While not primarily design told Beater today EMR village of Pakastran under 15
He said he expected an agres-feet of dirt-med-rock, – reports the Of Syracuse and funxiety.**
of the danger of inflation,dual cliizenship of Indonesia's
ed as an election budget, it
Dukcaria, Apr.
A total of 500 persons were
a view of the Grotta ment would be signed tomorrow, reaching here from the remote of Curdari, which Serano also is He said that radiocrive: dust
Under the expected provisions, village make toda
is one that could very easily win the Conserva Chinese, here would have to only two tives another 30 seats and a chocoes, whether they would death? in the safe majority in the next become Indonesian citizens or only four bodies hav -parliament
#Chinese foreigners”—Reuters | been recovered.
Ccattered in the atmosphere, by
busy putting on pent a good stamle explosions could only
Lady Churchill spent
Part of the day walking around have an "extremely small effect the ruins of Casals Trance-ion weathe Fresse
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