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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1956.; 0
Prime Minister In Hot Water Pop Receives
Over Middle East
'SUEZ GROUP" AND PAPERS ATTACK WEAK POLICIES
London, Mar. 6.
As the situation in the Middle East and Cyprus worsens, the post- tion of the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden grows progressively more difficult.
Sir Anthony had to face up to 50 of 60 critics within his own party when he attended a private meeting of the Conservative Parliamentary group tonight.
Their criticisins went as far from rebelling
back
the D
Belilah troops
evacuation of from the Sucr
Canal zone,
Partial Satisfaction
Apparently only the harden-
over
Jordan.
tho
ngainst the If the extremists overthrew
Government's
ing of the Government's attitude The Conservative
ed
rebels de-
that na assurance
Tu as would
1/10 reinforce garrisons In Jordan and Elve grounds.
But assistance to Israel.
the
to the Cyprus problem prevent-manded
the extreme Conservative Britain
Group" as it is called
"guez
Jets Move Against Navy
Singapore, Mar. 6. OYAL Air Force jet
Ro
fighters today began
The
A
Prime Minister.
the Government, it could mean Lobby cireles maid here that the withdrawal of Greece from
North
Treaty Atlantic Exten gave only partial satis-the fuction to his critics tonight Organisation,
The result Im-
of all this is medinte policy concerning renewed press onslaught in
the Britain against
Prime Minister,
time this
un the grounds of foreign policy and as in Jinuary on economic
Conservative "Evening Prime Minister is reported to News" said lonight that the adopted a "wait-and-see" | Prime Minister has been warn- attitude to the Jordan problem,ed or increasing Impatience Whereas yesterday he gave within
that reinforcements Middle East policy, for would be sent from Cyprus to Sir Anthony was largely res- Jordan, if military Installationsponsible during his years at the
British lives were threatened. Foreign Ofoe. The Premier is said to have loid his party that he counted on the moderating influence uf the Royal family of Iraq, closely related to the Jordan throne, to restrain King Hussein from his
current and-British policy.
New Incidents
usaurincess
Carrier Crew
Officers and men of the British aircraft carrier IIMS Ark Royal, which has been pay- ing a courtesy visit to Naples, were last week received in audience by Pupe Pitu, who gaye them his blessing. Picture shows the Pope with his visitors from the Ark Royal — Expren
Photo.
his owl party in SIX THE LIMIT German Soldiers
Eden Assailed
aganst which
In the "Evening Standard" Randolph Churchill, son of the fonner Prenier, Sir Winston Churchill, called roundly on the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, Mr Harold Macmillan and Lord Privy Soal Mr R. A. Butler, to throw Eden out while there was still time.
moving north from Meantime three new frontier Singapore to counter ex-incidents have flared up since yesterday between Israel and pected attacks from Egypt, and the Israeli Foreign "hostile" aircraft carriers | Ministry has declared thrit Practically every newspaper as the scene was set for Egyptian troops are massing in has been full of anxiety about Britain's biggest postwar the Gaza region and the Sinai the
peninsula air-sea exercises in South- cast Asin.
turi
ان
events
In the Middle East, and double about In Cyprus, also, the tension Is the Prime Minister's qualifes mounting following the break-for leadership.
with sald that IT of inks An RAF spokesman
Archbishop altacks of West Malayan tar- by jet planes from the pels Carriers Albion and Cemar could be expected in the early hours of Thursday morning. Sunderland flying boats would be given the task of combing huge areas of scean by radur ia
an effort
To locate the faction "enemy" fleet.
When the carriers spoed, post- tion and course are flashed e war room in Kuala Lumpur RAF Canberra and Lincoln bomber
take off fron
will
Singapore and
the Federal to Intererpt and attack them. planes When navy
appear on the RAF radar screens as they move into the attack HAF 186 RNZAF
Venom fighter
sundrons will "scramble" and endeavour to intercept them. An RAF spokesman sald today
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the confident that wus 'attack' could be broken up before the navy pircraft reached their targets, From tonight air force bases will routine,
go into a war
Lime
with pilets standing by and aircraft warmed up and rendy
for take-off,-~~Revier,
live.—FrancU»PTUSSC.
Makarios. Security measures Tho criticisms expressed have been tightened, numerous about him in January have been arrests have been made, Radio brought Ligh pguin today: Athens has been jammed and indecision and Jack of initia- British tanks are patrolling the streets of Nicosia.
Though the ultra-conserva- do not conceal thele satis- at the display of action Cyprus, political circles on the whole were uneasy tonight at the possible repercussions in Greece of the break-off of nego- tations in
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tives
They feared that If the re- Premier cently returnert government of Constantin Karamalis with its slender majorily, show- towards moderation, Britain, it would be in danger of being thrown out.
utby
Envoy Hands
Ike's Note
To Bulganin
Tokyo, Mar. 6. shipbuilding
firm. which pays family allow_
to 1 employees, announced that in future six dependente will be the
Instead of paying for extra children.
will provide funds for birth control.
China Mail Special
WHALING
DISPUTE
FLARES UP
Bill Passed
By lan Fraser
Bonn, Mar. 6.
BOY DIES OF DIABETES
Pure 3
Parents Refused To
!
Give Insulin On Religious Grounds
Philadelphia, Mar. 6.
An inquest will resume in two weeks on the death of a seven-year-old boy whose parents re- fused for religious reasons to give him insulin for his diabetes.
Mr and Mrs Edward Cornelius of Swarthmore told the Medical Examiner, Joseph Spelman, yesterday that they did not administer insulin tó their son, David, despite a doctor's orders, because they were Christian Scientists.
The Assistant Districi Ai- torney, Mr Thomas Masterson, asked that the couple be held for the Grand Jury, claiming that their "persistent and wilful
And Now Snake
refusal to follow the physician's Bites Dog's Nose
orders constituted a prima facie case of involuntary manslaughter. Failed To Respond
an
at-
Mr Robert Trescher.
attending the inquest, torney volunteered to represent the couple. He said he thought the parents did what they belleved necessary and there "crimind taint" to their actions.
כם wnsר
Mr Spelman adjourned
hearing to March 19.
the
The couple said their boy falled to respond to treatment
Blantyre, Nyasaland, Mar. 0.
A puff-adder which at- tacked
a spaniel dog in Blantyre held firmly to its 1000 while the terrified dog raced in circles trying to shake it off.
An African finally caught the dog and killed the anake. The dog recovered from the bite.---China Mali Special.
by Christian Scientist practi Dutch Oil Claim
tloners last December and they called in Dr George Beckman. They permitted the boy to be where
ho received insulin and treat-
Tho parents said their son was released in January and his
The West German Bundestag (lower dimitted to a hospital, house) today ended its nine-month-oldment. wrangle over the new German army by passing the Soldiers Bill which will enable the Government to call 150,000 volunteers to the "Bundeswehr."
Deputies voted by a large majority by show of hands for the Bill.
At the same time they passed 14 constitutional amendments on defence with a comfortable two thirds majority of 390 to 20 with no abstentions.
Panama, Mar. 6. The latest development
Dr Konrad Adenauer's Chris- The Government expecta to in the Norway Panama tian Democratic Party had į table later this year in conaurip- whaling dispute occurred described the amendments nation bill,, which is to bring the today when Mr Adolphe | "politically desirable but not full strength of the Bundeswehr | Quelquejeu, a Panamanian legally indispensable," implying up to 12 divisions and a tactical Government whaling ins- that if they had been rejected air force by 1989, China Mall
he would still have gone ahead Special. pector, declared that with the Soldiers Bill. Panama should withdraw
Amendments from the international whaling agreement and The Social Democratic op- voted with allow her whalers to fish position, however,
tow exceptions for the constitu- as they pleased.
tional amendments. They voted against the Bill itself,
Mr Quelquejeu is an inspector aboard the Greek shipowner Moscow, Mar. 6.
Aristole Onassis whaling fleet, May Leave NATO
The American Am- which flies the Panamanian flag bassador Mr Charles He and fellow inspectors were house), Already the jamming of Radio Athens by Britain has been Bohlen, called personally accused in a Norwegian Govern- ment note yesterday of gross Marshal Nikolai Bul- | negligence in the execution of countered by a Greek refusal to on
BBC rebroadcast
programmes ganin
Kremlin their at the
duties
of writing and and there is every reason
over reports which did not correspond
with the facts. fear that extremists to left and yesterday to hand right of the Greek Government President Eisenhower's now the Soviet Pro- coalition will and this step in reply to sufficient
mier's recent "peace" ap- proaches.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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ACROSS
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7 Military rank (8).
8 Highest point (4).
9 Bevarage (4).
10 Assert (7).-
12 Sharp (4),
15 Best part (6).
18
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person (4).
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21 Divert (6),
32 Parched (4)
23 Unusual
20 WASHIN (4).
20 Buys back (7)</
30 Scorch (4),
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33 Nocemity (4).
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YESTERDAY'S OROBSWORD...---Atroms: 1 Mascot, 7-Ever,
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Mr Bohlon said Marshal Bulganin received the reply but made no comment.
Tonight at a Kremìin reception
Mr Bohlen
for the Danish Prime Minister,
Mr H. C. Hansen, had an earnest 20 minuto talk with Mr Nikita Khrushchev,
The Ambassador declined to diseloge details of their talk.
Unusual Step
The official Soviet news rgency
Tasy today took the unusual stop of publishing the text of "President Elsen. hower's latest letter to Marshal Bulganin without waiting for the reply
which the "Soulet Prime Minister was expected t malce.
A communique from a fortiga state
which
aro prac.
The Bill and the amendments now go to the Bundesrat (upper
where they tically assured a passage before the end of March.
The existing volunteer loav, empowered the Govern- ment to recruit the first 6,000 volunteers. expires on March
Introducing the third reading The Norwegian note contained of the Soldiers Bill, Dr Richard testimony taken under oath from
Jneger, Christion Democratie seven German crew members of chairman of the Defence Com- the Onassis fleet, declaring they malttee, said that his committee had never seen. an inspector bad made a very large number aboard.
of changes to the Government's original draft.
put parlia
No Inspector
Norway accused the inspectors of allowing the Onestis fleet to season and to attack whales not fully fish during the closed
grown.
Inspector Quelquejou declarex that Norway had complained because she was disturbed by Panamanian competition. —— Franco-Presse.
31,
"we wanted 10 mentary responsibility for de- matters Beyond all doubt," he mid.
fence
"We held that the position of the soldier in an army should correspond to the position of a froe citizen in a law-abiding state. The notion of the citizen in uniform la to be taken
seriousritz Egler, the Social
Von Bretano
Going To Holland
Bonn, Mar...
or statesman is rarely Dr Heinrich von Brentano, published in the Soviet Union West German Foreign Minister, without joint publication of the leaves tomorrow for a three- Soviet reply.
day official visit to Holland for The immediate publication of general discussions with the the President's latest letter was Dutch Government, seen in Moscow ng an attempt to
forestall criticism about Soviet Brenian his
will lunch with
Herr
his party rejected the 831 as as executive Instrument of the Paris Treaties of 1986.
The party continued to oppose the treaties because they linda "baleful effect on tho réunilica-
of Germany." tion
"Gorman unity can only be achlaved by a reduction of ten slon. A mad arma race will only Increase this tension."
Herr
Wilhelm Mellies, plaining why The Social Demo- the constitu- tional
dx-
crats while op-1
visit, Dr voa posing the Bill, said that tho amendment did not concern the insincerity which was made in Queen Juliana and have several principle of rearmament. the West on the last occasion.
meetings with Dr William The issue was whether or not It was also a mesture of Soviet
the Premier, and the two effective measures were to be confidence in President Eisen-
Ministers, Dr John taken to prevent the creation hower's sincerity,-Router, Beyen and Mr Joseph Laws of on any as a "state within
Router,
the state."
FAO DIRECTOR RESIGNS
Rome, Mar. G. Mr Phillip V. Cardon today gosigned as director general of the United Nations. Food and Agricultural Organisation
bo-
Prelim
'Britain Leads
In The Air'
Co-Operated To this end the party had
activity co-operated with the Government over the brend- [ments which "will rocure tho protdence of tho chvil over the military to a degree novor before Singapore, Mar. 0,
seen in Germany," ho of sald deputy Chairman
A dozen uniformed officers of that Britain the new army and air force
watched the proceedings from
Tho case of 4 health, the FAO Vickers Limited, Lord Knollys,
sold here today announced,
Mr Cardon, 00, formerly was now had the lead in the air.
A Lond Knollys, forner chair the, public gallery.
an official of the US Depart ment of Agriculture. He has man of Drum OvozionS boon head of the FAO for the past two years.
Alt-
-
m the course of the deboto Corporation, and all the Bundestad accepted
eager to buy danom rukking, a religious Bridgh alterafts, A
lbáth the normal forn for pro- Orders for the Vickers Via Tossical soldiers, but allowing count airliner now topped the the religious formala to be leftE:
But on, roqueek, Lord." Itnóliva will legve tĎM Conscripts will alve only inbarow for Australia-Ente Mandarba
Ho was under doctor's care for several months prior to submitting his cosignation to FAO Council chairman Mr §. A. 300 mark.
Pakistan.---Used
Beckman, in a
Dr
condition had improved.
letter to Mr Spelmeni, sald he fold the parents their boy bad diabetes and would require regular in-
Jections of insulin.
Failed Again
JUDGMENT RESERVED
The
Singapore, Mar, 6.
Court of Singapore Appeal today reserved judgment in the appeal by three Dutch oll companies against the dis- missal by the Wor Claims Com- pensation Board last September - of their all claims agnlist the Crown.
Mrs Cornellus said she and
The hearing took 12 days, To- her husband Informed the doc- tor they did not intend to ad-day Sir Hantley Shawcross, QC, minister the insulin. Instead, who appeared for the oil com- planned to watch the boy's panica and Mr Geoffrey Cross, they diet carefully.
for the Crown, made When he began to fail agala, addresses to the court.
The president of the Court, Me Science mursing home. He died
they took him to a Christian justice Whyaut, thanked counsel the next day in a diabetle for the help they had given in Dorma," Mr Masterson såld -- the "long and complicated case,”
-Rcutor, United Press.
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Right to vote for SIX candidates
| URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS. TODAY
8 a.m.
p.m.
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Mr. Oswald Cheung
Mr. J. C. M. Grenham Mr. Li Yiu-bor
Mr. Victor Mamak
Dr. Woo Pak-foo
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