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RELAX IN
DAKS
Whiteaways
CLEARING SUEZ CANAL:Fire Destroys 53 Houses-
4.
Inspiring Message AGREEMENT REPORTED
THE Queen's
Christmas
broadcast Is, of course,
hentd by her subjects It
Home, yet it is essentially Kadar Govt
a mensage for the Common- woulth-that unique family
Her
of nations which, as Majesty expressed It, "represents one of the most Imaginative experiments i International affairs thui the world has ever seen.” It has become commun, when referring to the Common-
Preparing Sweeping Reforms
Egypt Makes Requests
١٠٥
the
Budapest, Dec. 26. wenith, to think principally Hungary's Soviet-backed of the dominions; neverthe-government will probably less the colonies, though not take the first step towards full nationM like to feel that they too are members opening its ranks to include of the great family. Which non-Communists provides an additional rea-next few days," an official on for the people of long-spokesman said here today, kong to rest awhile from their Christmas night testi- vities and Baten du Her Majesty's broadesat and to appreciate the many noble sentiments which it always
contains.
A politioni
__programme pro-
missed by the Communist Prime Minister, Mr June Kadar, os a
basis for broadening his
Rivern- ment to include leaders of other parties-originally expected last in tout a week, the spokesman
week is Hikely to be published
W
Cairo, Dec. 26.
Lim's Completely Successful Mission
London, Dec. 27. Mr Lim Yew-hock, Singa-
Complete agreement has been reached be- tween the Egyptian Government and the United pore's Chief Minister, leaves here by air today for home Nations Secretary-General, Mr Dag Ham-after the successful conciu- marskjold, on conditions to govern the clearing ston of his exploratory talks of the Suez Canal, informed sources disclosed to with the Colonial Office day, the correspondent of the Belgian Belga news the constitutional future of
the island coloy, agency in Cairo reported.
These sources said the terms of the agreement had been made known to Mahmoud Younes, Director of the Egyptian Suez Canal Management Board, but no indication was given of the date on which the clearing work would begin.
The spiritual strength and
happiness which is to be said derived from tt Junited The programme was pirendy family at this time of the drafted but
still under Authoritative sources said the 1 year has often been stressed į reruliny by individunt ministers Egyptian Government had by the Queen, and her whose
have final approval of points asked Hammat akjold to
November 1 listeners on Tuesday were within their respective spheres the terms of the
carried was necessary before its publica- censence
DUL Isrueli made more than ever contin, he edder.
troops were to withdraw from sclous of the depth of this |
Egypt behind the 1940 Ismell- thought and of the truth The spokesman said he could Egyptian armistice lines. which it conveys. No one
give no details of the contents Egypt was also said to have could fall to be moved by of the programme, but he added: asked Hammarskjold to transfer Her Majesty's declaration; "It will deal with 11 the "My husband's absence at major political, economie this time has made me even | cultural issues before morc Aware than ever country today und will form a
a broader before of my own good bis for
national fortune in being one of o
including united family." Every family of unity and goodwill in Hongkong could echo that sentiment.
government Communists,”
The
and tho
пол
the task of Une United Nations Palestine truce observers to the UN international police force.
It was not known if Hum- marskjuld had accepted these conditions in his agreement with the Egyptian government
aiden of United Two closo Naitons Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold, were
en route for Cairo today, apparently to work out solutions of the two main problems which remained, of Port
THREE PARTIES
three thie
non- the pre peasants and democrats. None has been
In a larger sense the Queen Communist
was also referring to the smallholders,
social
parties
Direct
Negotiations Refused
Cairo, Dec. 20.
Tho
Egyptian authorities stated today that Egypt would direct negotia- not enter into tions with Britain and France on the Suez question and would no langer negotiate on the boss of the six-points recommended by the United Nations Security
following the oy and the Council.
French.
the
and
Mr Lih in 10 days of private talks with Mr Alan Lennox- Colonial Secretary, Boyd, the
reached agreement
tho complete dates and agenda of the next full-scale Anglo-Singapore con- stitutional conference.
Colonial Office, has
senior officials of The
These negotiations will begin here on March 11 and are ex- pected to last for about a fort- Wight. The agenda includes the critical question of who should have the final say in the island's internal security when it im pinges on its external defence.
OPTIMISTIC
Mr Iam la cautiously optimis- te that the March negotiations will be successful. At these wants Britain to agree to ve the island with a popula tion of about 1,200,000
complete Internal self-government,
The Chief Minister will be travelling for part of his home ward journey on the sale air- craft as Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, Inala's Prime Minister.
Me. Nehruuis returning to New Dethkliner talks with President: Eisenhower in Washington gild Ottawa.
Malibu, Callt, Dec. 26.
A brush fire raced unchecked at a 500-zero per hour prON through the Santa Monien. mounistka today," A thou- sand persons wern, evacuat- ed: and
53 houses. ' were destroyed
The area, fringed tumed
beach-front movie colony. One man perished in the Bambi arð en uteonfirmed report said two othery were trapped and killed. The Los Angeles county fire department put its "major conflagration
Dian into operation, which calls up all reserves' on a standby baxis and puts elvil defenwa unița into the fight Fire ory included 100 gerdoes from the Point Muru Naval
!
baat...... Equipment was from five surrounding, countles. It was the worst fro in 21
years in Los Angeles tram the standpoint of homes destroyed. At 7 pm, GMT the Gre Gehthig force totalling, 900
held little hope of cou trolling the wind-fod blaze before nightrull,
flame The Wind' fanned
the
with gusts, reaching
00 miles per hour along the ridza "tops, Binoke towering into the sky was visible from `Los Angeles, 30 miles Away.
Water shortage hampered, the
· Oghting. Firemen pushell homes into swimming pools tiny the, swanky Sealions -threatened by the fire, The Hnder dry condition of the
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brush, withered by a severo southern California drought, and the hot dry wind, with „temparaturės ́în thehigh -70°c + 20ído control éondi-' tions “virtually imposible,” according to a Zuma fire station spokesman,
Frank L. Dickover, of Zuma
Beach, was the first con- ̧ firmed odsunity, The in- ferno took his life after he ondered his wife and yours
to
then
stayed behind in an
する his home His
to
charred body was found in an automobile in which he Apparently attempted to excapo, too late to
through the fames, whiots soared up 100 feet in spola.
United Fress,
ABDUCTED BRITISH OFFICER
SLAIN BY HIS CAPTORS
Cairo, Dec. 26. President Nasser has ordered his army to investigate the abduction and killing in Port Said of the young British army officer, Second Lieutenant Anthony Moorhouse.
Colonel Cyril Banks, a British member of parliament and a friend of the Moorhouse family in Leeds, disclosed this to a Reuter correspondent, here after a lengthy interview with Colonel Nasser on Christmas Eve.
"The President told me Ee was
forces
Colonel Banks declined
My
to mean an awful lot to me. very grieved, but that nothing say wh other matters he dis- service to people: dow... could be done about it," Colončí cussed with Colonel Numer but, At his home in Leeds tonight Banks said yesterday before | said he might, make stato the father of Lieutenant Moog flying to Beirut,
ment on arrival at London aft- house said he had tried to tele port. He mid he would give the phone Provident, Nasser, to save Just as the last of the Anglo-War Office the detala Colonel his son. French
were with- Nasser gave him of LieutenansLast night the father, wealthy drawing from Egypt ca Satir Moorhouse's death. day
Mr. E. G. Moot- Ltout-General Sir Hugh
buelno Beirut to the British .com-
Asked whether the death of hear from Colonel Banks that Limitoont Doornott had made the once had been killed by any difference to his attrtado, bila kinayak towards Egypt, Clanet Hanks Mr-Magiouse wick Colonel said: "nope, at all.”
Binks was He added: "What I have very outset and was confident www.entianed from the
Stockwell,
mander, announced in Port Said that Moorhouse had been re- posted "alivy, and well.”/-
who was kidnapped by Bryptions The general sala Moorhouse,
driving through Fort Shid's
Mouse,
Commonwealth. In fact no openly, cetive since the Kadar Said by OBC could have more Government ousted the "sla- delightfully developed the ionál Communist” Prime Mini-were Andrew Cordier, assistant / Culled that Egypt was to have | Canadian government leaders' at ' at 'gunpoint "while Howa donio in the-Middle East is tho] that. Lt. : Arilhotiy was alivo
were
on November
theme. Even in a united ter Mr Imre Nagy, and his family there is indepen-supporters when dence of thought, ideas and 4, Soviet troops launched their views, yet, ns Her Majesty excond attack on Budapest in a pointed our!, these fortnight
the fum- to crush differences must at times gerian uprising.
healing give way to the
The former premier is at power
at tolerance,
present Sinnai, Rumunie, comradeship and love, s
where be and about 40 followers that the members of the
the they left Taken us family remain steadfastly sanctuary of the Yugoslav loyal to
and embassy here a month ago, each othe united in common bonds
The programme was also ex- The pected to outline measures to be Her listenera all over
the country's much taken to restore world obtained
Economy, crippled by the strike, inspiration from a message and subsequent coal and power that so clearly came from shortages which have already the heart and to the people mporarily closed some fae- of Hongkong, Inclined per
toalus, throwing teja of haps to think and live Lusands of workers Idle. rather
materialiatiently.
even cynically, It possessed its own significance. More
that over It reminded us although only a Colony, we
member of also n
toal
It has also been officially esti mated that about 200,000 people will be uncenployed in 1957.
Mr K, P. S. Menon, ludian Ambassador 16% Moscow
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whɔ
for
A well-informed · souret co- The two Hamunarskjold, äldes
I'started talks with Britain and} Secretary-General
ad France on October 29. Alfred Katzin, who is in charge attack," ministrative, questions. and "Instead, we had the larael
same source, of plans for clearing the Canal stating that two days later Franco-British forces started TWO PROBLEMS
bombing Egypt.
Although
no official reason has been given for their urip to Cairo, it was generally belleved that ho two problems they would try to solve were:
1. To obtain permission from the Egyptian Govern- ro ahead with the ment to complete clearing of the Suez Canal.
* To obtain the rapid evacuation by Larnell foroes of the Sinai peninsula. Israel has also refused to return the Gasa strip area to Egyptian control,
assistant
said the
"We cannot forget that," said the source, adding that the six points recommended by
the
Security Council for negotiations between
Egypt and the two Western powers "aro no longer valid."
No Relations
The Singapore leader, who Arab township on Dece
arrived here on December 10, 1s accompanied by his personal assistant, Mr Henry Armstrong, MALAYA TALKS Anglo-Malayan' negotiations on finance and economic prob Federation, which is due to be concerning the Malayan
come an independent member nation of the British Common- wealth in August next, were beginning at the Colonial Office today.
Jems
15
The Malayan delegation sucking an outright grant and an interest-free Joan of weil
776,000,000 Malayan dol
over
had been seen by a Nallons officer. President has disclosed that Moathouse had been "in the hands of ir- responsible people" and that he had been idiled on the day Brie tish troops began coarching for him.
Colonel Banks flew specially to Cairo to sco President Nasser in order to get information about the fate of the British officer.
A Long Talk
'result of my interest in people. Colanet Might would relanse
My politiéal-curece, does not lim ́on-Ka Tüest."......Routier,
THE QUEEN ・ MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS GESTURE
Moonchen-Gladbach, Dec. 26, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother sent 200 large Christmas puddings to the First Battalion the Bedford- shire and Hertfordshire Regiment, of which she is Colonel-in-Chief.
L
The source told newspapËr-
The battalion la stationed at, warrant officers, and sergeants. men that any solution for the
Goslar in the Harz 'mountains. Countiess children's parties Colonel Suez question should be worked
Banks said he had Each year the Queen Mother and balls were held and many out in the United Nations. Egypt lars from Britain for helping spent a very interesting to provides the puddings for cae soldiers spent Christmas BVG-- could no longer negotiate with
and a half hours with President of the regiments of which she the most the great tin and rubber pro-
of Britain and France after their
Important day ducing country's post-indepen-Nasser covering "a broad range
is Colonel
Christmas to the Germans-with of subjects. military aggression, it added.
including dence development.
the A third high official of the
German familica Colorst H. S. Lee, the Federa- present critical situation in the United
The troops in Wost Germány Nations,
Said Private Thomas Rossiter, Secretary-General, Ralph Bun-soover with these powers," the
"We have no relations what- tion's Finance Minister, who is Middle East."
celebrated in the lime-honoured of 4A Commercial Road, Liver arrived here last Monday, is ex- che, wis also
fasizion with to leave source 480 ready
said.
The Colonel, Egypt
severedning the delegation to the pected in bagai a series of moet-
talks was today lunching
who resigned | army
gunfire paol & perving near Nonburg rather remarkable family ings with Hungarian governant Bunch, the strocessor of Countain, France and Australia im- Governor of the Bank of Eng action, sald he would give Mr and huge traditional Christmas much better
shortly.
diplomatic relations with Bri-) with Mr Cameron Cobbold, over the
from the Conservative Party parades, tea and nam served to with the First Battalion of the junior soldiers, East Lancashire Regiment, "My whose foundations rest on lenders tomorrow.-China Mall Bernadotte as the
government's Suez Private and
Christmas
services first Christmas in the army was tolerance and comradeship. | Special.
special Palestine head of the mediately after military epera- land. They were to discuss the
Commission, tions started on November 1.
possibility of appointing a Bri-wyn Lloyd a report on the dinnera served by the oneers, had expected."Reuter.
than anything I was considered to be one of the
Lish
expert as adviser on banking beat United Nations specialists Today's statement was the indication, after, weeks of
to the Kuala Lumpur govern on Middle East problems.
ment-Router. The duty of the United Na. silence by the Egyptian govern lions was to guarantee the ment, that Exopt will not with Britain and clearing of the Canal and to Rotate
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DIFFICULTIES
France, and no longer accepts FOUR MEN DIE the six principles.
The same
source refused to gay what solution Egypt con- sidered suitable for the Canal problem
"It's up to the United Nations
IN BLIZZARD ·
Fort William, Dec. 20. Rescue parties today found the bodies of four men who
falks.
knowledge which I gained from my, mosting with President Nasser has convinced me that my attitude was right and proper. As far as I aim concerned.. I have no regrets at taking the action which I did in resigning from the ConserVA- tive Party, be added.
and
Colonel Banks declined to dia- cuss the question of what kind of Egyptians were reported to have idilled Moorhouse. blizzard on
However, General Raymond and the question should be Wheelor, director of clearance solved by the General As- | were stranded in operations, and Gentral Edsonsembly," and the source Christmas day near the top of Burns, commander of the later- Franco-Presse. natical force, have met with
We work has been ob
Holiday Deaths
Chicago, Dec. 20. A total of 703 Americans
structed by new demands by Egypt. At the same time, Burns CEA Live him only a symbolic" protection, since all of the UN detachments are urgently re- quired for the control of Sinal.
were killed in automobila: nem Meanwhile,
now terrorist .cidenta over. the four day commando raids -on various Christmas weekend, the highest points of Israel territory give death toll recorded for this the Tel-Aviv government fusil 'period
In 1955, a total of 609 persona withdrawal of lig forces were killed in the three days of
For the first time, an Iarnell the Christmas holiday, warship sailed the length of the
In addition, 53 people died in Gulf of Akaba, up to the mall firey this Christmas, and 123 Iarncli port of Elath- France- ; others, were killed in various Pressa
accidents-France-Presse.
fication for 'slowing · down”, tho
STUDENTS' HUNGER STRIKE
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Tokyo, Dec. 28. down for, approximately Eight students from t; the week (of ""squatting/ Waseda Univerita, mambéry of expressed alm of „br of a small organfention, set "up.|| Soviet Union. | 15/ robor to express) Crympkiky with the behaviour in Hungary Hungarfari - ( potple, today - ang m
They hande Soviet
the Soviet Union
Ben Nevia, Britain's highest mountain.
Ha said: tm not ring 10. go into It with you but only for one reason, I have prob- Mountain rescue teams pushed cbly got to meet his father at through deep snow and tangled London altport underbrush to reach the spot where the climbers were marooned.
But the men were dead by the time rescura arrived.
d
"He is gono and the about it the befter,
"Nasver said he regrotted very much at having to tell me.". Believes Nasser
Too alarm, was raised last night by 21-year-old · Thomas Carroll, who staggered down the mountain exhausted, to get aldy am prepared to believe for his four companions, only 400 Colonel Nasser's statement," he fent from the top of the 4,405-added. foot high mountain-China Mall He declined to explain how Special.
came about that a United officer hach cisimi- Preatioria, Larchip
ed to
have
seon Moorhouse alvo last Saturdayuni se sold sözne- times people said: things which they had, heant: from
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London, Doc., 26.:” Britong had to cope with mane of the worst travelling conditions.
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Colonel
Banka saldo ||
I went to Egypt from Beirut three days
by during which Investigations were made in order to make sure there was a 'be made Nasser, to me before. I mat
ket him on Chri
told
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