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Tricky Dilemma
TOT a great deal of excite-
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tione by the visit to Moscow the two East German Communist Jenders Herr Grotewohl And Herr Ulbricht, but they returned) inst week with "concessions" | which bear examination. One thing the Soviet govern
ment agreed to do was to reduce, next year, the sum which the Kast German government pays annually for thr tran jeznice of Kandun forces in the country. It is to be halved from 1.600 million marks to 800 million,
That is quite :
a considerable reduction yet, i as it can be shown. Still places on the East German workers a grievously heavy burden.
The degree of that burden can
best be assessed by a com parison with the "support CONCM**
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LONDON TALKS ON SUEZ? Oust Nixon Move:
CEYLON PREMIER'S DISCLOSURE TO HOUSE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MAY DISCUSS NASSER'S MOVE
Colombo, July 30.
The Prime Minister of Ceylon, Mr Solomon Bandaranaike, told the House of Representatives tonight that a conference of the varlous coun- tries interested in the Suez Canal was contemplated in London very soon.
Opposition, did not name, The nations whose ships | the country or parties which proposed to ganise the conference, was presumed in lobby circles that Britain WBN taking the initiative.
As far as he was aware he said, no particular sr- rangement had yet been made for the conference, but he had reason to be- Reve that Ceylon's claims to participate in any such discussions would be re- cognised.
The Prime Minister, who
Was which the Federal
answering questions the situation regarding Republic contributes to the maintenative of the alliee! arising from nationalisa- forces in West Germany.
tion of the Suez Canal The 800 million marks isi
company, the equivalent of $360 million dollars; West
raised by
the
It
(F+
He said the interests repre- sented at the conference would be:
The nations holding shares In the Suez Canal Com- been which had pany, nationalised by Egypt, such as England, France and the United States;
used the Suez Canal; and other nations which used the Canal for trade and shipment of their goods, such as Ceylon. The Prime
Minister
Shouts of 'Kill Him'
Police Guard Suspected Killer From
Angry Mob
New York, July 30. Detectives fought their way through a vengeful mob last night with a prisoner described the nationalian who had attacked a three- year-old girl and then hurled tion of the Suez Canal as her from the roof of a six- "The one most serious single thing
has storey tenement. that happened to jeopardise The body of Jeanette Ribot the rather uneasy peace was which we have bern en- joying Kince the Just war.”—Reuter,
WESTERN PLAN FOR CANAL
London, July 30. onees from Pros dent
Nusser
found early yesterday ni the btce a roadway be. tween a Roman Catholfe cor- vent and an apartment build- ing.
tene-
WIS
The child had been taken German "support costs" for)
from her crib In Ear n-her'a the current
apartment by Deigo Lugo, 21. year are $3501
carried up million. Which means that?
afre escape to the the 18 million East Germans 1
Only an Internationally re-roof and then across adjoining
roofs le the Manhatiası fre paying
The "Big Three" Western that, regardless of the dispute, | cognised authority could ensure more for the
that shipping would not be inent from which she maintenance of the Soviet powers may call
on Presi-world shipping will not be hin-
Ctrl.
stopped as result of some dushed to her death. troops than
the 50 million dent Nasser to agree to a
new dispute between the West- West
Germans are paying new international authority
jern powers and Colonel Nasser, towards the maintenance of
the Suez Canal in-
Stile. the
troops. Thei
stead of the Egyptian stale burden per head, even after the reduction comes into company. effect, is nearly three times as great. THE other "concessions” are
THE
vague
}}
to run
of
that say
are powtry demand clear ussur-
This will prabably be coupled with a propseal that a new
set up ternation) company be
to maintain the canal and super-test will come when the shipping It is accepted here that the big
companies refuse to pay transil dues to the Egyptian state com- pany, as they are almost certain io do shortly.
vise truffle through it.
hermati nal
An
conference
may
If Egypt then stops shipping from passing through the canal the issue will come to u head. One proposal under close study here is the possibility of a diver-
The neighbourhood inflamed over the atrocity.
Alleged Confessioh
was
Mrs
The child's mother, Josephine Ribot, 22, slept undis- turbed through “ tho, abduction and slaying.
Diego Lugo arrived at Mrs Ribot's apartment in the after- noon
blood-stained wearing dungarees. Police said his chest was covered with self-inflicted to wounds
sion of Western ships around
South Africa.
M. Pineau was returning fooling of Western diplomats is that
tonight's the right of Paris after
meeting tree International navigation in and would come back to Landen
for the canal cannot be left vulner Lomorrow
further decision of Egypt able to the
China power talits, alone.
Special,
Diplomatie ROUTES reported this today as the British and
the situation to consider French foreign ministers and n selor United States official res also be suggested, harder to assess for they sumed thela Conference'
Western All three 4/11 በር couched in carefully what to do about Egypt's sudden have now stated that they ca
Inngange. East decision to nationalise the Canal, not accept Egypt's arbitrary Germany in promised Lending the three delegationszeizure of the canal company 12 years before its concession was grunt of "convertible cur- were Mr Selwyn Lloyd of liri- in, M. Christian Pineau of
due to end. the purchase of Fence, and Mr Robert Murphy, rency for
Anci bu goods in the world market,"
deputy Under-Secretary and a "long term credit on State of America. favourable Lerms." But
Western diplomats thore is
indieation of the three Western no
either. cely to the
of amounts There are also to be "reci- procal deliveries" which, in The past, have usually been on terms highly favourably to the Soviet Puion. Nevertheless it is obvious)
Port Said, July 30. that Grotewohl and Barclays Bank here an Ulbricht went to Moscow nounced today it had been not only to seek economic instructed by the Egyptian aid, but
the warn
authorities to halt all deal Russians that unless was forthcoming the situa-ings in foreign currency.
to
it
Ljun in the Soviet zone
He was
and under three-station
Mull questioning confessed
murder at night. had picked up the sleeping chlid on un impulse, carried her to the roof and attacked her.
CONFUSION IN PORT SAID
The
confusion.
egents
announcement threw
phoned to him from Cairo be- Swiss francs and if possibly paid (fore the bank opened.
The order would also apply to the E75 which residents have been allowed to take out of the country for their annual leaves in Europe or elsewhere.
In Dollars
The merchants, who Importers Dne fur the payment handle Sucz
might become precarious. commercial transactions Inte The Poznan rising and the aympathy which it evoked East German among the workers has not been the only warning sign. There
already
had
been blings of discontent
rum- nut-
ably when an attempt was
of
Conal
arrange dues, cargoes and provide bunkering facilities virtually ceused ul formal business.
Ships continued
011
Useit
made to "raise the norms" | unhurried and unimpeded why in a number of government- through the newly-nationalised owned factories, and stuce canal.
Poznan there
has
been
The sub-manager of Barclays
branch, strong demands for higher Bank, Port Said
been
received from
Sund
the
"no
direct to Cakro,
If the foreign currency block
were confirmed, it would cut off the flow of goods into almost y country In the world.
18 CLIMBERS
HAVE
LUCKY ESCAPE
Portland, July 30,
A human obain of 19 young mountain climbers plunged into a rocky 10- 1001
crevasse on Oregon's tallest mountain on Sun-
day but herolo nighi-
time rescue efforts resulted today in the rescue of all but one.
Lynn Kaufman, 16, of Larchmont, New York. died in the plunge the
down
slopes of 11,225-foot Mount Hood,
Fourteen survivors were in hospital bul it Ap- peared all would rooover. Among the most seriously hurt were Suxante Blam, 16, of Baldwin, New York, with rib fractures, Susan Stein, 16, of Balti- more,
fractured skall.
with
A
and
The accident occurred at the 10,500-foot levci...
United PrERS.
Hungarians
Now Need
No Permits
To Travel
Vienna, July 30. Hungary today restored
Now Stassen
Gets Month Leave
Gettysburg, July 30.
President Eisenhower today gave Mr Harold Stassen a month's "leave of absence" to continue his efforts to win the Republican Vice-Presidential nomination for Governor Christian Herter of Massachusetts.
not
An announcement from Mr possible Vice-Presidential can- Eisenhower's country estate did didate other than to say he would
refer to specifically
Mr be "delighted" to have Mr Nixon Stassen's campaign but used with him.-Router, the phrase "o pursue political activities."
certain
Mr Stussen, the President's assistant
disarmament
questions
on
with Cabinet rank,
Police Are
the
Looking For
How here today for an hour's conference with Mr Eisenhower
Stassen sked for
Mr meeting,
STASSEN'S REQUEST
the
Tho announcement of leave of
WBA made alasence nfter Mr Stassen had returned to Washington.
Mr Murray Snyder, assistant White House
Press Secretary told a press conference that Mr
Stasseh asked for the leave.
Mr Snyder said "Mr Stassen wanted to have the time and opportunity to pursue certain political activities without in- volving his offletul position or
White House. the
"Mr
Stangen and his assistant, Amos Peasler, will conter with the President tomorrow Washington) on matters pertain- to Mr Sussen's official
ing work
'SIX PER CENT
Mr Stassen himself on his re- answered
turn to Washington with a "yes" when he was asked
from came away
to her citizens the freedom to move their homes from the
were
'Hilton' Man
Singapore, July 30. Police were looking for a smartly dressed, smooth talking Chinese who had Singapore hoaxed Labour Office by claiming his company was planning
to build
colony.
the
hotel in the
This was reported today by the Singapore Standard.
The paper said the man drove to the Labour Office in an expen- told sive American car. Ho officials he represented the Hilton Hotel organisation.
Hundreds Turn Up
He claimed the organisation the planned to build a hotel and he
to authorised ·
recruit one part of the country to Gettysburg conference sig baris- was taken to the Police another, abolishing the person over Vice-President Richard
Ing Mr Herter for the nomina-waitresses.
Officials of the labour depart-
of un continued mits required up to now.
ment notifod scores Nixon to the
employed waitresses end hun- He said he
He preposed the Elsenhower-dreds turned up for interviews. Herter combination a weelt ago
It said the hoax was discovered once been deceived by the man.
She immediately reported to the labour department, but the Chinese had disappeared, the newspaper said.--Reuter.
Lugo was taken back to the tenement roof handcuffed two detectives.
Barged Their Way
Word of
hly return
sprend
Goverment changes also announced in Parliament, Budapest Radio reported. These saying it would have a six per by & waitress who had were necessitated by the resina- cent better chance of election
ton of the Stalinist Communist than Secretary, Mr Matyas team
Party
the Elsenhower-Nixon
Rakosi, and his replacement by Mr Eisenhower has not públic. Me Ernoe Gerve, who has con- ly come out in support of any sequently given up the post of
first Deputy Premier.
Ma Istvan Hidas, a Deputy
who Premier,
becomes First
in the Arst four months of rapidly through the Spanish-Deputy, is understood to be an this year, according to omelat speaking neighbourhood,
gures, Egypt innorted 1.272,886 Enraged neighbours
of Rདེསྶ valued
C70,408,818.
swarmed
at onto the roofs, shouting "Kill
him! Kill him!!
tons
She revived 71,034 worth £9,430.824 from Britala Imports from Britain and the
it was learned authoritatively that the new nationalised Suez Canal authority tonight began king supping concerns outside the sterling aren whether the 1st of the world were higher than in the first few months of canal dues could in future be
1055-Router. remilted in Amorjean dollars or
gan authorities that Domcig whatsoever can be concluded." Complete Halt
transactions Currency
pay, more food, and better early Today that orders had housing and transport. IN the light of these muni- festations of discontent it was not surprising the East German leaders went Moscow to Impress on the Soviet Kovernment
to
opened its
Though the bank that concessions must be made doors before normal hours today, to the workers if dangerous all foreign currency transactions unreat was to be averted: were halted and
#
Former RN Destroyers Sailing For Egypt
Portamouth, July 30
Two destroycap which Egypt bought from Britain arc Bcheduled to sail from here for Erypt
Wis August 12, it learned tonight,
They are Al Quaher (formerly
ел
HMS Myngs) and Al Fatch
(formerly HMS Zenith). Al busincasmen Fateh
#1 at present were told tha no drafts or that there must be at least remittances outside Egypt could Southampton but is due
on August 8. plausible assurance of be made,
A ghior with 500
Ly
here
tons
side Al Quahor here.
#
By the time the detectives reuched the street a crowd of 2,000 shouting, raging about neighbours tried to seize Lugo. surrounded Seven detectives him and barged through the Then they made a run mob. for their waiting cars. United Press,
British General Found Safe
Staff
WES
expert on heavy industry.
Singapore Criminals Feel Federation Pincer Move
Kuala Lumpur, July 30. Police special squads combed
Mr Imro Horvath, 50, who surved A 10-year prison sen- tenes for his part in a Com-
The chief of the Criminal munist rising after World War
today Investigation
Mr Department,
sald today: known storet society│H. G. Beverley, use, becomes Foreign Minister, eating Me Janos Buldsuzky,
haunts for underworld thugs "There are a number of Singå- He served in the Hungarian who have fled from Singapore pore gangsters in the Federa- Embassy in Moscow after the to avoid the colony's big polleotion now. war and has since served 03 drive against
will soon find gangsterism, "But they
themselves in trouble. We str Charge d'Affaires in East Berlin police reported. and as Minister In Prague, Lon
on the lookout for those louts," don and Washington.
Ho said some of the fugitivo gangsters were trying to settle In small Malayan towns--Reu- ter.
Tax Changes
Mr Gyoergy Marosan, former Social Democrat, lender arrested in 1950 and recently rehabill- tated, becomes a Deputy Premier, Ho
Mr Horvath and
were
Prime
Il is due to be checked by an Egyptian cfficer tomorrow and loaded os Wednesday.
appointed members of the party Loading has already been de
London, July 30. because of tayed 48 hours
Chief The Deputy
of the central committee 12 days ago
Mr Andra Hegedues, misunderstanding between ship's Imperial General
Minister, announced Royal
Naval found safe today after his yacht various tax changes as well as officers and the
was feared lost in one of Bri- the abolition of the permlia to atmaments depot, naval sources. said,
Lala's worst storm in
move rezidence, the radio said
General
Mihaly
Farkas, Lt. Gen. Sir Dudley Word and
Minister, who former Defence his wife were feared victims of was last week expelled from the 80-mile-an-hour gale which party and all offices for "serious sank several ships and yachts violation of socialist legality," and killed 10 people over the has resigned his eat in Parlia-
ment, it was announced.
British instructors are teach-century. ing the Egyptian ships company of the 130 of the destroyers'
weapons.-Reuter,
better conditions to come; The business community here and that the only way of speculated that the flow of im- ammunition aboard is lying be- doing this was to receive purte from the outside world substantial help, or the would come to a complete halt public promise of such in few days, as settlement for goods arriving in Egypt could help, from Russia.
In East Germany, as in other not be made.
the
Shipping agents sought a con- Grmation of the order in Cairo now and London, but by tonight they
sull did
not have it
weeloond.
the
Wants $200,000 | Dr Johnson Going But they were found safe He is said to have persecuted
For Broken Leg
New York, July 30.
To China
antelllie countries, Soviet lenders arc faced by the necessity of having to placate unrest The manager of p British who sustained by economic concessions. shipping agency said that if the the Andrea Doria disaster Yet at the same time they new currency order was conher way home from a European daughters are aware that such confirmed, all business would stop vacation, today flea the first China. cossions can only be at tho in this commercial port where damage suit resulting from the
the
Canal dues are col-nccident, Russian all Suez expense of
lected and through which workers; that they must provide East Germany with millions of tons of freight pass
each year.
charging negligence and careless
of the consumer
ness In the operation goods, though there is a shortage
So Foolish?
Andrea Dorla and the Stock- holm. She sought $100,000 toch "But I cannot believe that from the Italian Line and Ute
claiming both | Egyptian authorities are Swedish Line
allow this to failed to keep their vorstis In the order seaworthy condition: United
Canterbury, July 30, Dr Hewlett Johnson, Dean of A Miami Beach 1lit operator,
a broken leg in Canterbury, leaves on Wednes
on day with his wife and two for ・ロ holiday in
more
of them in the Soviet Union itself.
It is an awkward' dilemma. the
'They will spend some wechs in Uzbekiston and Kazakston in
China-Neuter.
Communists without just
aboard their sloop "Dormouse" old after they were battered by the cause.-Reuter. gale in the Thames estuary and finally towed to safety.
The War Omço had sounded the alarm for General Ward, Commander - designate of the British Army in Germany, after
United Pruunt,
he failed to report in today
Nancy Loca, 33, filed a suit central Asia on their way to Dane Edith Evans
In God We Trust'
Two Too Much'
Johannesburg, July 30. Mr Erie Louw has resigned as night. South African Minister of
In Hospital
London, July 30, Dámo Edith Evans, 68-year old renowned British actress, is lil in hospital after collapsing at her home, it was announced to
Edith Evans, who was was admitted to hospital on Fel. was announced today.
day, Tonight officials refused, to Fio unked the Prime Minister, comment on her condition.
Big Oil Fire
Under Control
Damas, July 30.
An explosion and fire in field of petroleum tanks which killed 19' men yesterday sub- sided today to a single fire in one lank and is now believed under control.
Finance but retains his office or at a West End theatre, exploded
Minister of External Affairs,
It may even compel a ro- so foolish as to veralon to the Malonkov happen. I bellove policy of giving priority to must have been misinterpreted Press. the production of consumer and that the confusion will be goods which was rejected cleared up in a few days," ho by Khrushchov.
The sold.
Other banks could not ocrifirm Russian loaders must be Barclays Instructions. An Arab
| Mr Johannes Strijdom, to allow A year ago Dame Edith Evans becoming, uneasily aware!
bank said the order concerning President Elsonhower today him to reknquish the finance was ordered by her doctors to She was that, in the language of Marxism, their system is foreign currency. applied 'cmily] afgned into lai a Congressibial portfolio because he found, the rest" for eight weeks,
the sterling bloc
volution malding "In God wo work of two office too onerous, told thest that hoe finess was The Barclays sub-manager trust the official motto of the Mr Stridem: accepted the re- due largely to a nervous consis
Benetice Reuters
tonChina-Mall Specialis said the order-had been tele United Staten-Roilor,
rapidly developing its own "contradictions."
Gettysburg, July 80.
to
Fifteen men were burned death almost instantly as a wall of fire shot across the ground the first of four tanks and burned. Four others died later, of burns
Funerals were held today for seven of the victims in andhostby, Fianna". Dumas Services were planned later in half a dozen, Texas cities for the other victimk, 1000)
Thirty-ode other people were barned, by the "bal-Reuter.
Police said they arrested ten of them from suspects, some Singapore, in a midnight rald in the Klang aten, near Kuala Lumpur.
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