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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
The Decision
A ha
8 expected, Government approved without demur, the report of the working party on the sug- gested harbour Lunnel
scheme nud in consequence; Ван decided to "examine forthwith possible arrange- | ments for the provision of a second cross-härbour vehi-| cular service." It is a decision likely to meet with fairly general approval Inso- far that it protects the
CHINA
No. 36484
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THE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1956.
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RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FAMOUS COMFORT IN ACIEROS YILIEZENÉ
Whiteaways
NO-HANGING BILL UPSET
LORDS VOTE DECISIVELY
AGAINST ABOLITION
DELAYED FOR A
FOR A YEAR
London, July 10.
The House of Lords today rejected the bill to abolish
public from additional the death sentence in Britain. The vote was 238 to 95.
taxation impositions which hure
andoubtedly
would
been necemuiry to meet the
heavy cost of a tunnel. There is, however, a deeper meaning LO yesterday' official
statement 071 the
Bubject. Government has not only refused to associale itaclf with either a tunnel or bridge, but is apparently unwilling to lend approval to private enterprise under-
laking any such projects. The sponsors of the plan for a harbour bridge can derive from
до encouragement
Government's statement, for! in addition to emphasising that the considerations re- garding the construction of a tunnel apply to a bridge, Government refers to addi- tional practical problems and in effect has already accepted the objection that A bridge wouki have an adverse effect on harbour facilities.
Ils clear that private in-
terests must in any event reconcile themselves to the fact that there
prospect of official approval
The House of Lords decision will only delay passage of the bill if the House of Commons maintains its position on the third reading.
KHRUSHCHEV
ON
WAY
OUT?
By JAMES WICKENDEN
London, July 10.
Was Khrushchev's drunkenness at the
in Moscow diplomatic dinner last week a for the construction of a signal that he's on the way out?
bridge for many years to] comb. Government's decision)
This
b the speculation In
to go ahead with arrange. Whitehall after the party.
ments for the establishment
Instead of being mercy, the
man his
of an additional vehicular bravado of an over-confident
of Imment.
over-exuberance may have been a sign nervous collapse.
tic
NEW STRONG MAN?
If he falls, so does "democra- committee and a rule by strong man-Bulganin or Zhukov in Stalin's style could emerge. Reasons behind this view ure:
(1)
znan
were
Marilyn's
Husband
In Trouble
Washington, July 10. The House of Representatives Un-American
Com- Activitien mittee today recommended that the House consider contempt of Congress proceedings against Mr Miller, the playwright Arthur the
and husband of actress Marilyn Monroe.
ferry service precludes it. This decision not only safe- guards fultilment of fran- chise obligations by 'existing franchise holders, but ampli- that and Nes
extends franchise. Government has Carefully avoided any direct reference to long-term policy regard. ing cross-harbour transpor- tation and communication facilities, but the inference Is that it considera vehicular services will be furry sufficient to meet requires ments for the foreseeable future. Government may be right, yet many will feel that an approved scheme for a bridge, to be built and
A reason behind Khrushchev's financed by private capital, anti-Stalin line was to give an and ready for use within six excuse for Russian withdrawn) years from now, would rate of administrative control As a more enlightened long the satellites. term development than
mere
of
the
extension existing ferry service,
No
riots Khrushchev's sparked by sceret anfl-Stalin specch and showed that he had Kone too far in weaken-
bonds Ing the
of Communist blow. (2) The complete failure of Khrushchev's "Virgin programme-wide-
ly publicised last year- which was his chief claim 10
power.
HIS FAILURE
on
fature in the waste within
from
Mr Miller refused on June 21 to unawer committee questions about people with whom he al- tended Communist Party writers meetings in 1939 or 1940.
The 40-year-old writer told the commilice about his own activities but said his 42361- selence would not allow him to
dentity others.
The committee's uction
After a heated debate, the Commons adopted the bill in the second
in reading March. The bill will come up again in the lower house at the opening of its next session, in November.
11, as was expected, the House of Commons maintained 413 come position the bild would Into force in March, 1957, exactly
⚫ year after it adopted in a second reading.
The Goverment is opposed to the bill.
was
But free votes were permitted
in both the Commons and Lords, During the House of Lords' debate, the nation's chief judge called the bill "a gamble with Jives
AMENDMENTS-YES!
+
NUTTING PLAN AT ARMS TALKS
BRITAIN'S
BID TO LIMIT
NUCLEAR
TESTS..............
New York, July 10.
Crimes Of Coe Stalin RUSSIA'S
.....
'NYET' TO FILM CHIEF
Paris, July 10.
Britain today proposed limiting nuclear tests as part of a compre-Hollywood film producer hensive disarmament programme subject to international control.
Tho proposal was made by
They formed the same prin- Mr Anthony Nutting, Ministerciples included in the four-power of State, when he moved an declaration made at the end vi amendment to a Western re- the private five-power disarma- debated by the ment talks with the Soviet Union solution being United Nations disarmament in London in May. commission.
The
But since 1st would
then, Mr Nutting resolution "gunting principlas in the added, the British Medical Re continued search for an inter-search Council had reported on the effects on human health and national disarmament plan.
life of nuclear explosions. The American National Academy of Setence also issued a report on this matter.
Effect On Health
"Both
these reports draw similar conclusions," Mr Nutting
The amendment moved by Mr Nutting for inclusion in the re- solution read: "The programme should provido that, at appro-declared,
"While priate stages and under proper
telee at we do not the safeguarda,
of alarmist view of the situation, bulld-up stockplies of nuclear weapons my Government none the less would be stopped,
future an production of nuclear material
feel that partly for health rea-
would be devoted to peaceful uses and limitations would be imposed on the testing of
macheer weapons."
Five other principles were listed in the Westem resolution
bory sponsored
Britain. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Jointly
United States and Goddard, who has presided over France, the many murder trials, said the Canada. to ripe time
consider amendments to the murder law,
was
he
But he still believed where a man deliberately murdered should pay the supreme penalty for his crime.
Recalling the big increase in violence in the nation he said: "Do not gamble with the Ilves.
Д of the Police. It must be gumble, because it cari only be a matter of opinion whether
abellton of the death
sentence
will increase murders or not, or whether it will encourage people in a tight corner to shoot.”
Many other speakers in the debate urged A change in the murder laws as an alternative abolition of the complete death penalty.
ما
Among them was Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canter- bury, who said he accepted the Church's doctrine that the state had the right, in the name | God and
to impose the surlety, death penalty.
operating at an early stage in the disaimament plan,
He made no reference to the Hydrogen test which Britain
The Sovlet Government has turned 'down ns “in- safting" + request by
Darryl F. Zanuck for co- operation in making a film about "The Crimes of Joseph Stalin."
who is Spain
now at filming
has announced it would conduct Mr Zanuck, In the South Pacific next year. Pamplona in
Mr Nutting said he had been "The Fiesta" from the Ernest announced sadly disappointed" last Hemingway story,
at week's disarmament speech by through his representative the Soviet delegate, Mr Andrei Paris that, he had received the following communication from Gromyko
Cultural Attache. of the the Soviet Embassy in Washington: "The Ministry of Culture of the USSR found your proposal film based on the secret about co-operation in making crimes 2017, Joseph Stalin') in-
and this sulting,
proposal the Ministry causert
a great deal of indignation,
a
He commented that it was not true to say, as Mr Gromyko. hud sald, that the West urged any proposal only so long as they thought the Soviet Union would reject it.
Not True
Nor was it true, Mr Nulting added, that the West bad aban- and partly also as a first doned its force levels originally step towards getting
put forward and io grips
which with this problem of nuclear Soviet Union now accepted.
"Please be informed that the Wo are ready to discuss these weapons, some system of limit-
are ready to nego: Ministry docs, not Intend to ing
hem," he declared.
carry out any negotiation with Despite the failure on International disarmament,tioned above.” Britain had reduced its armed
Bons
"Wo
tinte
explosions should be figures: ngreed and put into opera- tion and should be sub- jected to international control."
Mr Nutting sald Britain would be ready to see these limitatione
RUSSIANS TOLD NO SECRETS
ing Describes Moscow Visit
Twining
Washington, July 10.,
General Nathan Twining, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, said today he came up against a "blank wall" when he tried to get information on Russian produc- tion of bombers, guided missiles and nuclear weapons during his recent visit to Moscow,
the Soviet
the exchange of military in- formation on their terms as a the alternative to much less possible
the
NO SURPRISE
to agree you about the question me-
forces from over four million not surprise him and he was
now
lo fower than 800,000 men,
Soviet Union **The invite us to follow their exam. pla and reduce au fürther," added Mr Nutting. “We pre res ducing further, but I ask my self, who set the example?" Glass Housės...
-- · He reminded Mr Gromyko of the proverb Those who live in glass houses sibuld not throw stance"
a
agree
to
Britain was arielous to make start even with a limited
be programme disarmament Eald. It
was very ready and to carry out as soon as possible controfied initial re- ductions in forces to 2,500,000 men for the United States, the Soviet Union and China and
men for
Britain and
re-
of "The nature Testifying before the Senate }
a definite 700,000 Armed Forces Committee, he said overtures indicated
to He appealed the although the welcome mat was desire to establish a pattern for France.
Soviet Union laid out with a flourish, a core-
to join with the
fcaur offul hand was kept at the door.
Western sponsors of the "They gave information than is openly avad-President's aerial inspection pro- solution, and so give new hope that a disarmament agreement But the present law was able to them about our own air posal which
might be reached-Router, reject." France-Presse. "cumsy and should be made to force and defence preparations,
categories of murder he added. introduce fur which the death penalty
Lord
case
113
'WE'RE AHEAD'
air dis-
should remain such as mur- prison ders of policemen and
in his
General testimony, warders, and murders of de-
Twining said that despite its Liberation and promed tstion,
rapid progress, the USSR had United MORE REPRIEVES
not "outdistanced" the
in the field of aircraft Another influential speaker,States Viscount Samuel, former production.
Secretary, sug- "The Soviet air force is en- is Liberal Home
in the development of a alternative to But this is now believed to subject to House consideration.
geiled that as an have en nade unnecessary— TO one will cavil at Govern- least partly
Should the House approve it, abolition there should be more surprisingly wide variety of air- of the craft, whose designs show a very because of the the Justice Department will be reprieves - questions ment's refusal to entangle Russian need 10 concentrate asked to prosecute Mr Miller.
personality of the murderer and high level of engineering talent.
None of the planes seen by chiefs Itself with tunnel or bridge skilled administrators the Mr Miller married
the American aviation Miss the circumstances of each
to American virgin Lands Monroe projects, but Its tacit dis- mess loft by the
Just month,
WILS and they taken more into account,
superior Pre... Salisbury Lord upproval of private enter- scheme.
plan to leave for Europe the
Mall sident of the Council, replying planes of the same category, he Some of the aircraft prise attempting any such This means that Khrushchev's coming wecicnd. China
to the debate for The Govern- Jands has Special. undertaking la less easy to
had received his shown at the Soviet the
ment, said he appreciate, The working not been confined
biggest over postbag from the play seemed not entirely per- to lack Soviet economy. party'a report on and recom-
publle on this issue and the fected, and appeared
speeds, he Thus Khrushchev is a failure mendations against a har-
letters were all against the bin.stability at high
added. bour tunnel quite obviously not only us un economist — te
Lord Salisbury said he agreed fatal siti in communism *** but
However, the Russians were with the Archbishop of Canter-
efforts in some as an interpreter of how far
bury that the law of murder making great should
be amended, and the fields where the Americans had not been very aclive, such as Government would give
every
of a turbo- Three Nationalist F-84 Thun-attention to mil the points of the development derlots clashed with eight Com-view that had been put forward, motored bomber,
Lord Sallsbury was asked munist MIG-17s in a ten-mirate
NO MISSILES air battle this afternoon and whether the Government would the Nationalist Air Force head-r-introduce hanging if the
American officers, had seen no quarters claimed that cae Com-House of Lords rejected the
guided missiles of even the most MIG way probably bill. (Thero
been have com- executions churing The three elementary kind during their the Parlament has been stay in Russia. Tho. Ruslans, had maintained a vell of secrecy. communique stated the chating the issue). action took place north-east of He answered that the Govern-around their activities in this a technical convectation Nationalist-held Matsu island. ment would consider the im- field, and it was imposible to it added that all Nationalist plications of the vole. He could with them on the subject. planes returned safely, to base not sly mcee-France-Pressu
and Reuter
They had shown only tha France-Presse,
the fitted which weapong present train of their prope gando.
were intended to apply to a government financed pro- the satellites could be treed in ject. But the report readily, an effort to correct his errors.
is 'IL
significant, that accepted the practicability
ako
of a tunnel and a bridge in during his outbursis at the dip- no less a practicable pro-lomatic dinner the other high Soviel leaders were openly position.
critical of him.-London Ex- There will be ready agree--
press Service, ment with the principle that the existing franchise
".
KMT Planes In Dog Fight
Talpel, July 10.
munist
holders should not suffer WAR ON VICE damaged, a Nationalist
financially by the construc-
Singapore, July 10. tion of a bridge or tunnel, but Government appears to
The Singapore Government have reached the conclusion had drawn up plans for an all- on prostitution and that it is impossible to out war
other forms of vice, officials re- devise effectual ways and
ported today.--Router. means of preventing any such financial distress and It also leans rather too heavily on the plea that prosent franchise holders should not be inhibited from engaging in further appro- priate development.
munique sald tonight,
The
GAITSKELL BACKS BASES PACT
London, July 11.
Under
MEL- the agreement,
A
Reuter report
that
no
start
"That line and they dwelt on It continuously while we were
Dt
An agreement would follow there is meant to persuade the Mr Hugh Gallskell. Leader nounced last Frithay, Ceylon further discussions at offcial free world that their militory. of tho Labour Opposition, pgreed to give Britain facilities level scheduled to be held in preparations are essentially de
fensivo in nature; and that the yesterday welcomed "as far as for communications, movements Colombo and London, When it comes to privato It goes the recent joint Angios and storage after she takes over
much advertised. Soviet pro
for reduction enterpriso providing the Ceylon agreement under which the base..
Mr Bandaranako told the means of cross harbour Britain will hand over its naval
d be accepted from party that the immediate result järmaments should bo transportation and CDM and air bases to Ceylon,
[tho isexderstanding he had reach-{at fac
General
be bo munications, the domina But Dr Gaitskell asked Sir Colombo said the Prime Minised with the British Government
him to Trincomalee loved that inviting ting consideration must Anthony Eden, in the House of ter, Mr Solomon Bandaranaike would be
statement. In would Whether Britain would make a
cense to be the head" Moscow, the Rimlarini hind be the Interests of "the Common bo in any worse-tac-Parliament today on his dis-quarters of the British East shown their desire to belitute travelling public. And it re-tical position, than before?" cuzalons? with the United Indies feet.
on exchange of military In formation mains open to very strong
He assured the party that the Minister replied: Kingdom Government on British
Arial inspection those argument whether
have not reached the point barcs In Ceylon.
drrangement contemplated would Elsenhower Interests would be best where we can work out in de
added that served by
right. over the banos,and-
"hay plainly extension of tall what the tellides will be According to party sources, ensure first Ceylon's undisputed plentamiento existing services or the and I would prefer not to make fio said, he had not yet alanod secondly pur right of indepand desire an early invitation to pay provision of a bridge or statement until I know what any agreement with Britain on once in the event of pay tiesti Mreciprocal Visit to the United
involving Britain ---Fauter tunnelin
the final arrangements: are/ev, léise question of
Primo
1983 Prostient
they continue to
Mr Zanuck said the reply dia
going ahead with Shooting
Would September 1
the Sun.
on
begin
"Wo, actually need no com operation or research because | Stalin's genitis for evil and destruction was Iargely dls cloned in. Mr. Khrushchev's sprech ( the Soviet Com muhlat Party-Congress odfiler this year); he added. Reuter
Soviet Protest
Washington, Jul 10. The Soviet Union today pro-1 tested to the United States against the violation of Soviet air space by American military aircraft on July 4, 6 and D.
It claimed that some Ameri- can planes had penetrated na far * 340 kilometres into Sovlet territory Over
Kaliningrad, on the Baltic Sea, Kaunas and
Vilna in Lithuania, and Minsk Byelorussia-s
and Pinsk in France-Presse.
NEW YORK
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