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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1955.
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Rome, Apr. 28,
The Italian Parliament failed to elect a new President of the Republic today after three incon- clusive ballots, but à prominent Left-Wing Christ- ian Democrat appeared to be gaining steadily,
No candidate received the necessary two- thirds majority 552 of the possible 843 votes- to replace 79-year-old Luigi Einaudi, the outgoing President.
In the third ballot blank votes faxists and aliied Socialists. totalled 195 and were believed Senator Merzagora gained only
228 votes,
to be all Communist,
FOURTH BOUND
A fourth round of voting takes place tomorrow and more may be necessary if no candidate is elected.
President Einaudi received 100, including an estimated 80 votes from rebel" Christian dar Democrats, while Signior Granchi- collected another 30 votes from "rebel" party colleagues.
In withdrawing his candida- Premier Mario Seciba's
ture, Signor Parri'said "I think Christian Democrats are backing it is my duty to facilitate the the Senate President, Cesare concentration of. votes And Merzagora, an Independent who therefore the choice of President received 245 votes in the latest of the Republic." ballot.
In the first ballot, Simär Ferruccio Parri,
warlime partisan leader and formier left-centre Premier, won 302 out of a total of 815 votes cast. The total possible vote 13 843. A two-thirds majority (582 votes) is needed for election.
BLANK VOTES Communists and left-wing Secialists "accordingly blank votes in the second
how poll, waiting to see
cast
things would develop. Christian Democrat leaders continued to urge their followers
that they may switch in later
Deputies, 127, President Elnaud! dissatisfaction both AT BLACK ROCK
80. others 12. Invalid two and present coalition Government. blank votes 332**
Though Signer Einaudi, 2 Liboral cechomist and Italy's Arst postwar President, got only 20 votes, his chances of re-election were rated high in view of a split in the Christian Democratiz
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Signor Parri steed down from to vote for Senator Merzagers, the second ballot, oficial results who is President of the Senate, privately admitting of which were: Senator Cesare although Merzagora, Christian Democrat ballots. 2:25 voles, Signor Giovann!
The split in their party was Gronchi, Christian Democratic President of the Chamber of taken to Indicate widespread with the
headed
Mario by Premier and with the leader of Scelba, the party, Professor Amintore an authoritarian Fanfan!.
advocates large- Catholic who scale social reform,
But it was
clear not yet whether the "rebel" movement against the biggest Communist was intent on breaking up the the first coalition of four centre parties party in Europe. In
Mr H. N. Hume, Deputy Chairman of the ballot he had received 120 votes, which has ruled Italy for the
In the first ballot at least 130 past seven years. of the 575 Christian Democrat Main problem tonight for the Government-sponsored Colonial Development Cor-
parties was toporation - members of Parliament defed a Democratic
which lost huge sums in its early days formal party decision to vote for prevent
new President on schemes for helping backward territories Senator Merzague, 56-year-old being elected on Communist and banlter and industrialist.
other
said here today that it had reached a turning point left-wing votes. I the
Democrat in its affairs.. Christian leaders succeed in concentrating all their followers' votes on candidate, they will still need at least 50 votes from other parties to secure his election.
Farty, Italy's main bulwark
Signor Parri had the monolithic support of the Corn-
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The main danger as they saw
Fit was that the Communists and their allies might suddenly put their full weight behind" a can- didate supported by a Christian Democrat "rebel" group..
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DIRECT This might result in the,
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election of a President who would owe his office mainly to the left-wing vole,
The electors comprise 243 Senators and 600 Deputies, plus delegates from the Paris, Apr. 28,
Sicily autonomous regions of Combat General G. Par- and Sardinia, the Aosta Valley lange was appointed Director and Alto Adige (the former of Operations against the South Tyrol). Signor Einaudi's present term expires on May outlawed "Army of God" in United Press & Reuter, Algeria, in 2 move to tighten the grip on terror- ism in North Africa.
The French Government de cided to follow the example of the British, who had appointed a combat general-Sir George Erskine to direct the campaign against the Mau Mau terrorists in Kenya,
General Parlange, 58, has u
London, Apr. 23.
The present period was one of positive con struction, he added. Resources were being re- deployed and new money was being 'spent in "new enterprises over the whole geographical field.”.
He was commenting on the 1954 of £85,946, but this com- Corporation's annual report outpared with £403,334 in 1953 and today and said it struck a more £836,277 in 1952. forward looking note than had At the end of 1953, the Cor- been possible" during the last poration had a comulative descit Low years of retrenchment, for about 9.7 million sterling. Various projects in the past About £6,000,000 had been had been undertakoen for 503, lost on certain projects,, and light-heartedly and irrespons-activities begun before 1950 and ibly," he declared.
subsequently abandoned.
The
BORROW £190. MILLION
Corporation started
· In 1948 and was authorised £190
In 1954, Parliament agreed to a waiver of interest on capital lost on abandoned projects. The Corporation was uzable to accept a capital write off on Today's report shows con- terms which would have given
to borrow up to
million.
siderably improved financial re-it "rot much more than half of sults on previous years. There what is in its opinion fair." was still a net operating loss r
Another bare torso
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long fighting record which began A FRENCH starlet Danielle
in
when he was 18 years old World War I. He was wounded for three times and decorated
he served in gallantry. Later Morocco and became an expert African in handling North
troops.
He led a Moroccan regiment in Italy in World War II and again was wounded and decorated. He is currently officer in command of the Moroccan military sub- division-United Press.
New Delhi, Apr. 23.
Dr Rajendra Prasad, President of India, today gave his assent to a bill which empowers the Free Ambulance Service for Government to acquire property
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Cannes, Apr." 28.
2 today created Lamar minor incident at the Cannes International Film Festival picnic, attended by dozens of slara from all over the world. Miss Lamar, sitnesque blonde, who has appeared as a singer and dancer In America, Britain, and France whipped off her blue jersey and posed bare to the waist,
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According to the report, elec-
ricity projects is the Carribean
and Malaya, assistance to housÍTEZ development in Singapore, Malaya, and Kenya, the new West Indies inter-island shipping service, the Cayman Islands air- port god the hotel in British Honduras were ol projects which; should be of great value in helping to stimulate further development of the colonier Johnson, concerned. Olivia de Havilland. Betsy Help was being given to in- Blair, Jean Pierre-Aumont crease production of timber in and Brigitte Bardot and other Nigeria and British Guiana, film celebrities were enjoying citrus and
íro bazanas an open air. pienie.
Caribbean,rice in British Constantine, who has become Guiana, rubber and hemp in famous as a tough guy North Borneo, cattle in Be- character, playing the part of chuanaland, tobacco and tung hard-boiled "Lemmy Cau-oil in Nyasaland and minerals in
in Peter Cheyney film East Africa stories on the French screen, raped at Miss Lamar and cried, "Get me out
of here before I get into trouble.”
France's most popular actors,He dashed out of camera range
American-born Eddie Can-
stantine.
20 photographers snapped
sway the entire incident,
NEW PROJECTS Projects introducing new projects and new industries Included cocoa plantations in Malaya, cement manufacture in Trinidad and Northern Rhodesia and rice and
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