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No. 36538
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1956.
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RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FAMOUS COMFORT IN ACTION TROUSERS
Whiteaways
EDEN SPEAKS TODAY SHIPS TO BE
Dangerous Folly Will Tell Of New Measures CROSS-EXAMINATION CONTINUES
THEN Col. Nusser 101-
Wnounced the nationalisa
Hion of the Suez Canal Com- pany and pincod not only the Company's Installations but also its employees under restraint, his immediate pretext for the action wis that he needed money
tea
build the Aswan High tum. But he quickly dropped this dubious pretext for expres priating N international
emcera in favour of a pedi- Heal plea that commanded much wider supprat tional sovereignty.
It is the Egyptian President's argument that the canal is
an integral part of Eyypt. she therefore in
t
matic right to run it. The first part of this contention has never been seriously disputed, It i Egyp einime that she alone should rom the Canal mod Jper res fural to allow the CE
the waterwny for har 219 Day of it Jarangement which ha erateek The present eri s A Plane fuck at the kindrent issue of the High Dam is eng show how realistic attel almer Is da versi a policy.
to
Agreement
To Be Taken By Britain Keay's Disclosure
SUEZ ISSUE TO GO TO U.N.? On Three Accused
London, Sept. 12.
Sir Anthony Eden is due to tell an emergency session of Parliament today what new moves Britain and France have planned in the Suez crisis in face of Egypt's rejection of international management.
The Prime Minister goes before the House of Commons to open a two-day debate on Suez..
full ngreement
Sa Anthony En vilt here.
"fatiare 1 TA his urgent talks, measures 1+> $24. Loken." But When endel cetera,, with Mey gave no indication of what Chy Melles, the French Prune they had planneri Mines, on the J. Vedutjem.
#19 within 24 bolts T the dies on of the Sącz Coral tripang is allow - Egyptian emples in | Cantt, among Hain the key pub 1 op work of 1
est Peltor Sunday
New Dulles Visit?
with
Politeal : murevi zand today a keyuute of Str Autiny Eden' policy speech would be therap Anthe - French determination-- a reused in the communiquer Staterday --to reset "hy all up- propietats means" any arbitrary perference wit rights es
E under eat.
the
in the delte.
The 1.1our Party Just night treated not to propose a ecnsure must against the Government Ch i tamaling of the Suez problem.
Evidence that the form of payment of compensation to a Chinese for his rights to an application for a strip arranged by him with any of the other three accused, was of land whether in cheque, cash and so forth was not given by William Murray Keny, fourth accused in the conspiracy trial at the Victoria District Court This
morning.
Th
Patterson
and Whitefield APA M. D. A. L. Weight, instructed
represented by by Mr J. C. Swart of Stewart and Company, Mr Victor
matier world
his
DIVERTED AROUND CAPE
Two major British shipping lines, P & O and Orient disclosed in London last night they were re-routing some ships around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid a threatened blockade of the Suez Canal caused by a shortage of pilots this week- end.
But according to inquiries in London and
London-Australia run will be affected. Shipping Hongkong it appears that only shipping on the
circles in London said they felt ships bound for India and the Far East would continue to use the Suez Canal.
The Orient Lane antour that the 20,000-ion liner Orsova, which safla for Australia rom
i
for
Four olhe Orient liners, all | the to make the Australia- England run later this month, 1 spokesman would also avoid the Canal, n the company e.ht/.
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Sir Donald Anderson, a direc- the Peninsular and Orientel Steam Navigation Com-
any, sud:
'Cause Congestion*
round the Cope or through the Panama Canal,
Only ships going to India and
Cual, they sald.-United Press.
Pilots Jubilant
Port Sald, Sept. 11. Non-Egyptian pilots here were jubilant tonight over the Instructions from the Sucz Canal Company in Paris to slop work at the week-end
All pilots contacted tonight declared: "Or
course we will obey the Instructions. We have bren wailing for this weeks."
Dissatisfaction
lor
among pilots
Informed sources expect him to disclose whether the two nations Keay was answering questions, Pho
cross-examination. now plan to take the Suez issue before the United Nations and whether
by Mr intenti A. Wright, representing Mr Wearh they propose to strengthen their economic measures against Egypt, which The accusest are William Allon at the Spits, Chabo May 16, London tomorrow, was Ruing via the Far East would use the Bucz
the other accused.
evidence by Kray the venti nationalised the C'anal on July 26.
Hogarth 52, chartered accountant when Mr Jolly, Patices a and the Cape instead of through the of 551, The Peak: Henry Charles, While d Du: Sir Anthony Eden wit Patterson, 48, Company Director, asked if he indicated then that,
MICHA present, and Canal. not call on the House of Com of 10 Victoria Peak Apartments was time the syndicat: dis moins for a vote of confidence in Jha Poterion Whilefeld, 44, charged its ligation to pay off
Government's handling of Superintendent of Lighthouses, tas elaim. the crisis 10 for Government Marine Department, ef Albany sources said he was hoping for Plats; and William Murray Keay, July agreed that the syndicate
Keay
said he did. He said Mr as
much ail-party Lat.ty as 54, Superintendent of Mines, of should get a "move on". ble
Kimberley Street, gerond flou Accused Parved that on May nominal boil of 17, Mr Armstrong rang him up They are Labour's Attitude $300 each
and asked him to come and see Hogarth,
him. He was denila it was Mr. hot Hegguth. When he Armstrong who rang hin, and to went Me Armstrong's offer he took with
the licences 311 Cites. Instructed duplicat, with mais citached, *Th parfy louder ITUE
Mr H. Caine, of John.gether with by length
a letter to the Stakes and Mater, is appearing |
thesple Commons to study the situation for Kray
saying that Tsao had isu rezidered his rights. on the eve of the debate on that
The Crown a represented by
Mr Wright: Suez question.
Up Blair-Kerr, Acting, is it corrcel that this question Mr W A
to that time Hecause of thee uaenlaaly Sulcitor-General. and Mr Der-of the transfer of the eens he rdded. as to the the Sir Anthony Eden Hva, Crown Coutsel, as from Bohespie to Mountain Lend ships and
Mr T. Kavanagh Mines were dealt with by you only increased corts but that the will flow in his speech today listed by The Prime Minister will enver Publi Work abgected aubst with Washington, diplo- the whole range of developments
the paly lenders decided not to Assistant Superintendent
fon Mr Armstrong? the
Polier (Anti-Corruption). Future behave that Mr prepal
Sale 1e These elude the sea contul..
making fewer 2. hn Foster Dulles, Secretary of abortive talks in Cairo last week
However they decided to grounds that the Nike
Seu, might ny to London for between Egyptian Waters perodent was of al
President propose a motion criticising the further talks with th• British Nasser and the five-nation Suez Government's policy un Cyprus |' AN internat job! character, and French Ferrign Ministers. Comun live
of the debate By Mr
on the Robert in view 1;Ht ་་
Egypt and! 10 3 So Anthony Eden and M. Menzies.
which explained the subject which is scheduled for are be only States Matei yesterday revealed their 18-nation plan.
Fiday. France-Presse. utilie thes Nili Waters for irrigation at the present."
WHEN recently it was g
sented that the existing Nile waters should give way to a rey.ed agreement Poviding 1
Mine kind of international Authority which would guarantee the agghts of all The SP Valley territorie
Dr Abdul Azz Ahmed Technicad advisor
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That
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Parhaiment rines the 22-uation Suez erisa conference here last ban h. at backt! d the ot
which
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Keay: That is correct. Did anybody else
come into it at all? Did any one of the other three necusert take part fe cross-the
proceedings whereby the (Contd. on back page, Col. 3)
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Continuing exumination of
Mr Keay. Wright said before hearing was rdjoined yesterday, the dealing with the Issue
Beences to the Bolespie,
my furing to the Constantinople ! Dr
at physical action was taken.
1888 Conventiola My Eisenhower orde the
which
11 nations comments, when asked with guarred the free use of the The Unia Sales would buckCatal. He said the Convention Britain and M 11
contrier.ce to av State: Azoual | reengue De le net of Butahi and Pranet That to one force to keep th asaumplam
Surz the territories in which the, tot ! Nile rises have po string
elaiem esas its waters and will, werd
eting th
exhaustul
If ther
Jak Me U hoes aided by
41.
WHA
of
work this week-ad,
"This will cause
" congestion,' "We have diverted this will
mean not
"I expect pilots will leave the has been building up ever since Canal now that the Suez Canal | President Nasser nationalised Company in ruthbed non- the canal more than six weeks
Eyptin employees to
leave ago.
The walk-out by the pilots, when it comes, will be complete among British and French pilots, and will probably also include a few Dutch, Norwegiano, Bel- ginns as well as two Americans, ose Spaniard and ene Yugoslav, the pilots said.
Non-Egyptian administrative personnel mostly French- are likely to follow the pilots either lead.
hips wit voyage
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Shipping circles said all ships going from Britain to Australia. and New Zealand would now probably bo diverted
GIRL'S THROAT CUT Keay agreed with Mr Wright
Turung
IF that revided methods by which ens
ad Mines
ever the
the dispute ue of the Suez Canal
The Exception
mean they
of that
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1.
anel
t
that on February 27 he issued
mining
prospecting Mr the Bohespic. Berners to
Paris, Sept. 11. under i
thrown out of a car with Bel- Arm trong enflected them front
A Joyrese girl sturten, 18- gion number plates. WITH
They said Ela office.
Miss TerTimote Set- there was only one other person y ar-okt དྷྭ:་ transfer of
Buko died today in a Paris hos- in the car who seemed to be The Mounto pitai on after bring fount with European. 114, Mr
Wright her thre: eut rear Autud men.
He threw Miss Set- suke's handbeg out co-operation with
Egy might asked Boy at he
i ter
fter her cour the Bois de Bouloge. befre driving off. achieved.
from Drue. M 401 Max 1. r-
the cy's bg West End Park. He thought they were right questing that transfer. Kray
A policeman stopped a pass- taking steps and conferring Fregled in the effiemalive.
Poller and eye-wit stoli z motorist who drove Miss with Egypt
them they but that did not He agreed that he replied 19
Mat Se ruk 15 uka to hospital.-Reuter. were justified
request on May 3, raying thai moinent in using force. go to war while ht way. Posts |
Th President Raid the i dent unless Congress declared United Nations was establishett such a war. The only exception 40 abolish aggression and Newspaper Poll Finds would be in the cast of any un- Why to going to b a party
exper.cl
unwarranted to aggression. attack on the nation where self-¦ At the beginning of the pro defenen
was dictule Would
marengs, the President quick response.
asked to comment on the dead- So far as going into any kind k resulting from the fallure milltary action under of the Menzies Committee (0 prezent condi ions, of POLA perstade Egyptian President the United States would not, he Nasser to accept the 18-nation proposal for International con-
Was Oylady that the Suez ques- tes would be referred to the
have to say in hoy Egypt me ktn of aggr zelona wa
the part of Egyp uses themt Factually, the Sudan govern-}|
ment has always taken the view that the sterel 16 really ofleient use of the Nile lies in utilising the great lakes of Central Africa. The logien) wny of earrying this out would seein to be some kind of inter- national authority on which the riparian States were represented. Egyptian objection to this is) highly revealing. The pro- | posal to set up a Nile Valley authority, according to Dri Ahmed, touches Prypus "national ege Gra sure apot." It is hard to imagine) a more artless and tactless
'Eden Best Man For
PM's Job'
-
Me Eiscubewer replie the Wared States would never
added.
sour
he
Now, he added, If, after a trot of the Canal as a basis für peaceful means were exhausted, negoliation,
there was some kind of aggres- A Disappointment
on the part of Egypt
stor
Lord Selkirk's
Plan To Visit Japan Condemned
Our Own Correspondent
golia the peaceful use of the The President replied by re- Canal, the United States would legal'ng enrlier skrtoments that th London, Sept. 11.
Our Own Correspondant recognize That Britain and, United States was dedicated to A clear majority of
the France admission. Fo it means British people
would have no other a peaceful solution of the con-
London, Sept. 11. and more recourse but to continue to use trtversy. quite simply That Egypt's
British cotton boss Cyril than in August-approves · the refusal to consider such an
canal even if they has to be He sald Egypt's rejection of authority stems primarily Sir Anthony Eden as head forcible then merely sail- the proposal was a disappoint- Lord exploded into action
Is through It, from personal pride and am- of the Government.
denounced "0 inent not only to himself and to today and So many things could occur his Secretary of State, Mr John goodwill mission" to Japan bition and that the This was shown by the latest that the only statement he could Fester Duiles, but to the whole which is to be led by the "national ego" of ethe Daily Expres Full of public add was to Bay that
the works because the proposal in Earl of Selkirk, Chancellor Statea concerned is of no opinion, carried out in the week United State was consulting corporated the Idena of 18 account.
ading September 8,
others on every possible line of nations of how the sovereignty of the Duchy of Lancaster. A represvulative Cross section betion.
of Egypt could be protected and From his
head- . London NGYPT'S claim to have what of VOICIS
were asked: "In He arid he was certain the pretrved and riglus under the quarters, Mr Lord telegraphed Dr Ahmed lins called general, are you satisfied or dis-, dispute would be refurred to the Cows antinople Convention
"Horrified that "vested rights" in the Nile satisfied with Sir Anthrony Eden | United Nations before
ved at the some time. Lord Selkirk:
you are going to Japan or a is not disputed, but the Prime Minister?"
physical steps were taken but
as Chancellor Asked about Egypt's call for goodwill mission Egyptian government still Fifty-seven per cent said they be added he did not know of a new international conference of the Duchy of Lancaster. You
the were satisfied as cumpared with hina to
on Suez, the
cald do not go with the support of rights of
50 per cent last month. Those other African
there was no substantive point 280,000 Lancashire textile people dirgatisfed Increased by eno per countries should be discent freen 35 to 38 per cent.
on which to base a conferences whom the Japanese have tried Nevertheless, missed
He was then asked if Britain which President Nasser made to in war."
any suggestions to ruin in peace as they tried ля unimportant.
Labour Would Win Moreover the
France would be justined would be earnestly studied by Mr Lord who has for years As for the Government's con- In using forde should how does Col Nasser recon- duct of affairs there are still foreign maritime plots leave the United States, which, in the campaigned to stop the import
inora propic satisfled than dis- the jobs at any me "vested catisfied. This is shown by re- prevent
or clow
down rights" in the Nile with his ples to question (AD: "In operations. refusal to admit that the general, are you satisfied or dis- The President trading nations of the world satisfied with the Government's should have a similar claim conduct of affairs?" on the Suez Canal?
Those satisfied dropped by .. 40 to 455 por XIis demand that Egypt's per cent from
cent. Th1080 dissatisfied in- sovereignty must respected has been univer- creed from 42.6 per cent to 45.
explain why
question
which has to be asked 'Is,
eile his claim to
the exact timing of this,
Justified
Ind
replied
the
President
ni
nieantime, remnined in the into Britain of cotton cloth from India and closest diplomatic consultation Japan, Hongkong and canal with a number of Governments sald "I thin, a trip to Lan- on what should bo the next cashire to find out what 19 by move-Router.
happening there would do a lot more good than this jaunt to Japan:"
European Woman In Harbour
·
this
Mr Lord sent
sent a copy of telegram to the Japanese Am bassador. Lüler an official said Ito Ambassador had seen it but per cent
had no comment to make. sally accepted, and has The Socialists will have 24 A
well-dressed.. 1ddle aged, The helmsman of the Solar Star aroused particular sympathy point lead in electoral popu-
European woman Fay. thailit
on seeing the head of a woman said: "Lord Selkirk will be an A Foreign Office spokesman amongst
from the the younger lecity. This is shown by question
morning, rescued
bobbing ins harbour, official nations of the world. But three: "If a general election
harbour by the Star Ferry
guest of the Japanes steered his vamel into position Government for the first part Company's Solar Star. thoro is
for the resour, ... held immediately, for a point beyond werd
of his visit so I have no doubt which sovereign rights can which party would you vote?" The woman, aged about 45,
ho will meet nearly everyone Forty-seven and a half per only, bo exercised at the
faken That matters"," either jumped or fell from the The woman was later expense of others. Then the socialist and 45 per cent sald
cent eald they would
Hongkong Tsumall ferryboat, Borom the harbour by Pallee Ascod if Lord Salkirk would voto
the Man Tak, while she was national. ogo bocomes they would vote Tory. These making a crossing from Wan;
the spokesman said "We don't seo sixy Jodenese cotton milis, national ogotlem. That is nigiras were identical in August. chai to Jordan Road, dangerous folly.
-London Express Service,
know, the delalis, of the four. Her naine was': hot disclored.
zet"--London Express Service.
launch number. 0.
The wornan was discharged * from hospital following treste
ment,
Breaking Point
The pilots reached breaking point eight days ago, when, M. Paul Raymond French head of the Cenal's transit steion, was 10 have handed a letter Colonel Mahmoud Yuorls, Egypilan director of the nation- alised authority.
In the letter the
pilots de clored
thot they had decided when the time came to quit they would give 30 to 48 hours notice and then stop work.
(Continued on Page 8 Col 8)
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