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Tories To Win
B
Y this me tonjorrow, Hongkong can expect to have a pretty good idea of whether the Conservatives remain the governing political party in Britain, or if they are to be superseded by the Socialists. In 1981, with just over half
the seats accounted for, Labour had *lost eight key constituencies and it was possible to forecast with accuracy that the Tories would take over the govern- ment: any similar trend tu- morrow would justify the sama conclusion. Throughout campaign
the election the
popularity polls have favoured the Conservatives, some going so far as to indicate a land
slide
with the Tories
obtaining IL House of
Commons majority of up to 100 seats. But these tests of
considered conclusive, parti.
public opinion can never be cularly as they cannot hope to determine how voting
General TORIES
Election
Contest
On Domestic
Issues
LAST-MINUTE PLEAS
London, May 25.
Britain wound up its fourth postwar election campaign intense calm tonight With Sir Anthony Eden's Conservatives a confident 5-to-1 bookmakers' favourite for victory in tomorrow's vote.
Next move was up to 35 million Britons who are expected to go to the polls, The final verdict was beginning at 7 a.m.
due on Friday, some time after noon.”
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FORMER PREMIER OF S. VIETNAM ARRESTED Situation Becomes Explosive.
Saigon, May 25. -
The South Vietnam Revolutionary Committee arrested a former Premier, Mr Tran Van Huu, today in a move which threatened to explode yet another political crisis in this strife-torn State.
Mr Hau, a powerful and influential politician, was taken into custody at Tay Ninh, the capital of the Cao Dai sect and brought back to Saigon under house arrest, It was not known whether the Prime Minister, Mr Ngo Dinh Diem, world support the action by the Revolutionary Committee.
The Committee, though rumoured to be the power behind Mr Diem, has no legal authority whatsoever.
Mr Huu's arrest added
"
**
Terrorists Slay 6 In Ambush
Constantine, May 25.
A French administrator, a French officer and
four
dead on the road from
Algerian scouts were found. Quentis to Tebessa today, and a mobile group of about 30 Algerian rural police has disappeared, following a ter rorist ambush yesterday.
The heads of the administrator and officer had been crushed while the throats of the Algerian scouts had been slit. Vehicles
The Government has charged government amy against the belonging to the convoy had been other tinder to an already ex-that Mr Diem's erch enemy, combined forces of the two burned or overturned, plosive situation which included | {ormer Army Chier of Staff | dissident factions southwest of The group which set out thesh developments.
General Nguyen Van
Kinh, is Saigon compared with the alarm advising the Hoa Hao command felt last month during the Reports that large-scale fight in the Mekong and that Gen.truggle for power in Saigon. Ing between Government troops Hinh will call on various and Hoa Hao rebels is taking tional army units to desert the place in the lower Mekong could Prime Minister. not be confirmed but oficials The Roa
Hao and the Binh
gon in
in bloody fighting earlier this month, have threatened to blockade Saigon tonight SO tightly.
ty that "not a single grain of rice will get through."
OFFENSIVE EXPECTED
will develop in the 44 If they chose a return to Mr Attlee's Socialists Operations by President said that an all-out battle could. Xuyen sect, thrown out of Sai-
marginal constituencies, the results of which are capable of decisively swinging the fortunes of either Socialists or Conservatives.
But vague though they are in their approach to voters in
endeavour to usjessį.
11
and the Welfare State, it would be the biggest up- set since Sir Winston Churchill was swept from office by a landslide in 1945. It was Sir Winston's resignation last month which put Sir Anthony in office.
A
But all the weathervanes indicated otherwise. popular political opinion, All the public opinion surveys were forecasting a the straw polls this year are backed by a number of Tory win by between 50 and 100 seats. Just over
practical considerations. 1,400 candidates are contesting the 630 seats in the The housewives. whose new Parliament. votes are all-important, have a variety of reasons for helping to return the Tories tu power.
Douglas Stuart, one of Lon- don's biggest bookmaking £rms, said it was laying 5-to-1 against a Labourite win.
"Bettors think it's 3 sure FIRST among them is the
knowledge that the house-thing and we aren't taking any
more money on the Conserva.
wife can shop freely, obtain tives, a spokesman told the anything and 171 any United Press. quantity within the family If the Conservatives Bre budget. The psychological returned to office for another effect of this new freedom five years, it will mean Britain has been profound, and the believes the promises of con- women voters are not likely linuing Tory prosperity and the wants Sir Anthony to speak for to forget that it was Conservative government her at the four power meeting which brought all rationing with Russia which handed him
his biggest campaign boost. to an end less than a year
ugo.
Socialists and 18 over all other
parties combined.
Mr Attice charged the Tary
platform is "just a bit of sugar to catch the bird,"
Socialists fought the campaign on class lines, saying that ble
business would be in the saddle If Sir Anthony got back.
Eisenhower.
flare up momentarily.
Big 4 Talks: July 18 Will Suit Britain
London, May 25.
The Foreign Office stated tonight that neither the date nor the venue for the Big Four "summit" conference had been agreed but diplomatic sources said July 18 was acceptable to Britain.
They were commenting on reports from Paris that it had been agreed in principle that the four government leaders would meet from July 18 to 21,
4444
The Government offensive to
break the Hoa Hao and Binh Xuyen hold on the rice growing areas of the Mekong basin was expected at any moment.
ment
Tebessa from Quentis informed their Quentis yesterday for headquarters by radio when the
Mr Diem seemed more
Observers here said that today ambush began. The rural police firmly disappeared with their arms and in control of the situation than radio equipment. ever as a result of his victory Two companies of infantry in Saigon. There appeared to be and a helicopter are now patrol- no immediate threat to his au-ling the area where the attack thority over the National Army believed the terrorists were the took place, The authorities
SECOND CONTRAST
Also contrasting with April crisis was diplomatic
situation in
Powe
the
the lack of activity between
contact
same wher'Questis was attacked Last week.-France-Presse.
Russians Due In Belgrade
Today
newspaper
France and the United States.
In April, French and Amerl- can officials were in almost But it has not yet started, daily contact trying to formulate policy towards the milltary sources here said, Tc-a common
South Vietnam. To- day's action, according to a day diplomatic sources said military communique, inched there was virtually no the blowing up of two bridges through the diplomatic channels the rebels, an ambush of a available in Washington despite by Government-munitions convey the threat o
Belgrade, May. 26. of big-scale fighting Soviet leaders, headed by and the disarming by National
Vietnam. Army troops of two Hoa Hac
Nikolai Bulganini and Nikica Most experts agreed here that Khrushchev, will arrive today companies which had been sur-the National Army had the
Govern
(Thursday) rounded by superior...
to defeat the
at Zemun, airport com- near
with Belgrade for talks casually bined secular forces, but there President Tito, the forces, No figures were gives
was some concern about long Politika announced. The government htree hopes tal decision will probably rest
The Government has rushed term stability. it was believed
The newspaper said they Sir Winston, although ninning it will be possible to reach with Russia.
30 battalions into the threatened by some observers that with would be met at the airport by for a mere back-bench seat after agreement with Russia on both
Mr Diem Mr Molotov, the Soviet area and placed them under the American backing, 55 years in public life, provided the date and pince of the meet-Foreign Minister,
command of Col Le Van Duc, has agreed
would attempt to break the resident Tito and other mem-
bers
of the Yugoslav Govern- givement. the biggest headlines in a three-ing before the Big Four foreign to a conference in July or who is regarded by French ability of the sects to
circles as the most caganised resistance, then offer Politika said it expected that week campaign which one visit ministers meet in San Francisco August" but he has declined Army lng newsman described as like on June. 20. If these decisions the Western proposal for the Vietnam National Arroy
Brilliant operational soldier in terms to them as a means of priority would be given in the an undercover
prolonged guerilla talks avoiding #re until then it might be meeting in Lausanne, Switzer-
to the study of new "trying to find
between two secret difficult to arrange
Col Duc is opposed by 40,000 warfare-Reuter. In time land.
measures for improving re- of Hon accommodation.
armed guerillas
lations between Yugoslavia and Hao Generals Ba Cut and Tran delegations and more than 1,000 Mr Molatov's suggestion of
the Soviet Union. Van
and possibly by his Sozi carceramen reporters and
ex- Vierma and new ideas are ex-
former own
Commander-in- pected to attend the conference.
pected to be exchanged be-Chief,
39-year-old General Britain, France and the United tween Moscow and the Western Hinh-United Press.
are Ukely to agree on capitals shortly-Reuter. July 18 as the opening date of the top-level meeting and the
feud
societies." The Socialists said he used
He had called Mr Attlee the top-level talks as a vote-
"Send Attlee- "feeble-minded." MI Attlee Nor is their satisfaction with getting stunt.
this state of affairs likely you can trust Mr Attlee" their riposted with "chameleon.... skewbaid." That was the closest election posters said. to be adversely affected by
The
mainly either side came to violating de- States were issues the all-round increase in domestic-free enterprise under
(Contd. on back pare, Col. 1) -owning democracy,"
commodity prices. These a Panthony's phrase, versus
were somewhat startling in Sir when the last of the official more éradle-to-the-grave securi- controls were removed, but and nationalisation of basic industry since there was little most daily commodities
disagreement
un foreign
have now found their true Both Conservative and price levels, and wage official policy favoured building adjustments have allowed the hydrogen bomb, although the average family to enjoy the Socialists want an immediate
further
nuclear. tests. more food and other neces-Daz
Both believe in the Atlantic sities without imperilling alliance, NATO, and close ties their financial resources.. Six months ago, when the
on
with the United States.
Both would like to see Com- retail price of tea soared to munist China recognised and admitted to the United Nations. around
nine shillings a pound, and the British housewife became un extremely irate and frustrated person, the Con- servatives would probably have been voted out of office, but since then there has been a marked fall in tex prices, and the house- wife is no longer threatened with being deprived of what is to her, an integral daily asset and necessity.
THES
every 15
be
HESE may appear to
rather insignificant factors in influencing the women's vote; they are, in truth, vital,
British politician is fully aware. It is fair to assume that the "floating" "female vote will very largely go to the Torles: In today's election. There are other considera- tions of wider appeal likely Conserva. to favour, the
tives, principally a popular.
China Mail &
Election Results
cover-
In order to give the fullest possible age of the British general election results, the China (Friday) Mail tomorrow will publish two editions.
The first will be on the streets' between 11.30 am and 12 noon, and will give the state of parties up to 11 o'clock Hongkong time.
The second and final edition
will be wel
published during the afternoon, and is expected to give the state of the parties when count- ing closes in England for the night, by which time it is probable that half of the total results will be ŚCIŁO WIL.
corum.
for the official Western powers have declined well arm
ELECTION SIDELIGHTS
The Beer Will Flow In Britain Tonight
London, May 26.
Beer will flow fast tonight as the early results in Britain's general election come over radio sets in crowded public houses.
NO DECISION YÈT
Washington, May 25. Mr James Hagerty, President Eisenhower's press secretary, said today that no final decision on the date of the Big Four meeting had yet been made. -But the
HELICOPTER TRAGEDY
London, May 25,
Then the leaders of the two countries would review the International situation.
It was expected the Belgrade conference would disclose the general lines of Soviet foreign A helicopter, crashing today policy following the signature on the jetty of West Itchen in of the Austrian state treaty-
US BACKING Washington, May 25. Premier Ngo Dinh Diem can count сп continued support from the United States in his
Sussex. killed a former Air campaign against the Hoa Hac Vice-Marshal of the Royal Air sect und the remnant Binh Force, 56-year-old Sir Francis Xuyen dissidents, officials said Mellersh, who was standing between July
being
COO-
18 and 21 mentioned in Paris by M. Antoine. Pinay, French Foreign Minister was "one of the possibilities sidered," he said.
Mr. John Foster Secretary of State, said later that the Paris announcement
Dulles
today.
The official Washington view is that Mr Diem represents legal government of the people
on
Reuter
Tunnel Explosion
the pier
Tokyo, May 25. A passenger in the helicopter, Two workers were killed and which belonged to the British two others seriously injured Navy, was also killed, but the a tumoel explosion today iza and, the troops deploying against pilot escaped unhurt,
Yuzawa town, Niigata Prete law of Sir Francis Mellersh, who re- ture, central Japan im are faunting the the land.
tired last year from the Air Police reported the accident State Department officers said Force, was Commander-in-chief was believed to have occurred today that the United States was of the British air units in Mala- when excavation worlcers using paying "very close attention to ya from 1949 to 1951.-France-dynamite misjudged the Vietnam. But they would make the developing situation in South Presse.
DO
no formal comment
the grounds that Mr Diem was acting in a strictly internal
wag "premature and accurate." He told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives that there had been no agreement yet
the among
three Western with Powers, much less
the
matter. Soviet Union.
There (M. Pinay said in Paris today over that agreement was reached in
the
principle in Vienna but was subject to the approval of Pre- meeting bere sident Eisenhower which had of the now been given. But M. Pinay. have been did not give the date as definite, formerly. Mr He said it might be July 18 to the Colonial
And in exclusive clubs and expensive hotels wine glasses will be raised to victor or vanquished until early hours of Friday morning.
British
drinking generally general election
It which comes to an end by law at 10 tonight or 10.30 p.m.
speakers was to Special occasions
ex- Viscount Chandos, cepted with permission from Oliver Lyttelton, local magistrates-and election Secretary. night is a traditional exception.
are
In London the public houses will stay open until midnight. Few British public houses. "pubs"-have felevision Most have radios.
one
the
21),
to
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Mr Hagerty told reporters the The President of the local Soviet Union had not yet Conservative Party Association, formally accepted the Western Sir William Rotes-the motor invitation
afterwards meeting. magnate- said sola. "Labour
and Communist sup- us freedom of porters denied speech to state our policy.
In the provinces the picture will be much the same with rather more excitement as local results come through.)
On Tuesday at the game venue the Central Methodist Church PRIVATE PARTIES
Hall-police were called when Several top-flight Londoa there was a disturbance during hotels have been booked for a Labour Party meeting-Reu- weeks for election right private ier. parties. These private parties
are a feature of British general elections and are equipped with
Budget. And running B Sir Anthony, 57, and his news agency tapes, radio and
Coventry, May 25.
'י?
is little, concern here deployment of the
STOP PRESS
Polling Booths Open
a "summit"
ONE POSSIBILITY Mr Hagerty dictated this state-
London, May 23. ment: "The three inviting powers
Early-bird Britons streamed to have not reached any final deci- sion between themselves with the poils today to decide if their respect to any decision on time nation endorses Sir... Anthony and place of the meeting me back to Welfare State Socialism. Eden and his Tories or turns "One of the possibilities being considered at the present time The fourth General Election for submit
submission to the Soviet since the war found the Con-
servatives Brm favourites Union is for a time and place indicated in the reports from Paris."
metting at thes
An eve of poll mass Labour He declined to elaborate fur
from a motor company ther in reply to reporters' ques-
to
according to
to pollsters: and. alike.
by how much question
much? close second is the prospects Socialist opponent, quiet, typical television and a lot of champlant here was called off to- teas, but reports bere say that polling stations opened promptly Thousands of police-guarded of top-level Big Four con-middleclass Mr Atiles, 72, and pagne ferences which the whole of probably fighting the last elec-
their drinks, hundreds night as fewer than 100 of the several alternatives, both as to at 7 a.m., and many voters cast will: pour into 3.000 day workers leaving work time and place for a Big Four their ballots en route to work."
the waiting Labour meeting, are under consideration United: Press.
Reuter as they are flashed candidates.
the British electorate hope Bon of his career, wound up the
After
of
people
will lead to positive results campaign in their home consti- Trafalgar Square to cheer and joined
tuencies of Warwick and Ira- boo resulta
in finding solutions to
mington, and West Walthamstow on
current. nerve wracking Sir Anthony pleaded for a gigantle screens complete
with cartoons of the party taken part in similar marches.
international problems.
happyang to the results.
About 1,000 workers have
big majority
"so that we can leaders
miserable or from the plant since the Second The Conservatives have many get on with the job."
World War--Reuter. Party headquarters; called a
Police officials say they do not things in their favour,
50-seat majority a working
expect any extra drunkenness including a good record of majority, while over 100 could just the usual hilarity."-China governing during the past be labelled & Tory landslide. In Mall Specia PMM three and a half years. They the last Parliament they held STINK BOMBS THROWN can expect to be returned only a slim :321-294 margin
Coventry, May 25, today with a majority of up over Labour. That gave them a Hecklers throwing stink bombs to fifty.
majority of. 27 over the broke up an eye of the poll
Treaty Ratified
Moscow, May 200 Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet today ratified London, May 25 the Wataw treaty of friendship Four British roopsalos have and mutual aid between Rusia delayed sailing unil Friday so and seven. East European Com- that more than 6,000 service-manist states, Tass, the Soviet men and their families can vote news agency Pannounced... in the election-Better (
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