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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1957,
Supreme Soviet 13 Ships Clear Canal Today
To Meet
This Month
Mosca, Ji, 4. The Supreme Soviet (Parlia- ment) of the Soviet Union will incet at the end of January, the Foreign Minister,
Dundist Shopilov, said today.
Shepilov made the latenent to Western journalists during a reception at the Burmese Exn- bassy, marking the nth ani- of Burma's Indiepen-
Voranty
don200.
cuse
The Supreme Soviet will dis- 1957 budget and the Ave-year plun. The Control Committee of the Soviet Com-
l'arly munisi
decided at ils mealing lat month to modify
this plan, and a committe
headed by Vice-Premier Miki
Pervuihin, is at present prepar-
ing a revised version--France- Pressc.
Algerian Band Wiped Out
Military
Constantine, Jan. 4.
STRANDED SINCE
of
ANGLO-FRENCH
OPERATIONS
Cairo, Jan. 4.
General Raymond Wheeler, in charge the United Nations Suez Canal clearance operations, today confirmed that 13 ships of various countries, blocked in the Canal since October 29, would reach
Port Said tomorrow.
V
Ballet By
sources said today
that an entire band of Algerian Larissa Tesar's
rebels was completely wiped out
yesterday
in the Sednak ureu
of the Soumman valley, in the
Constantine region.
Attor
a day's fighting, the bodies of 65 rebels ware counted and 30 rifles were recovered.
The rebels had been encircledore by a French army artillery bat- tation
French air force plates also took part in tho operations. --France-Presse.
Chou In Moscow
On Monday
A
*
Moscow, Jan. Chinese Premier, Chou E- is expected to arrive in Moscow on Monday Lor three-day visit. He will go on to Warsaw and then return again to Moscow, Soviet Foreign Minister, Dimitri Sneplov, told foreign diplomata nee today.
A Soviet Government delega- ou is enving Moscow today border to wel- arrival.-
for the Soviet
vome Chou on his
Lunace-PresSSO
Rediffusion
11 am, Menang Seller: 11.30. London Play Hound-"Nicholas Ntesse- bý"; 12, 2
Line: (2.30, Three Baen on Nika, ). Keybird Gapers;
Weather 440, NewR
Report and species Aunouncements, 13, Moste Dy George Melacio AIA JLES vicheatin 2. aturday flequeato Presented by Betty. 1. eur by Year: 330, Thiely Munte Theatre
The Humance ut, lojalių Sparkus"; 4, Atelody Magie: 4.20, Foutbm{] Lonerary --HAF
Soutli La
рую threet 25radenst from Cabine Hill Stadium; 3.10. Rhythm Parade, 5 að,, in the surgen Mamor;
Birdday Mailbag
Kegiata
execut by
Linda
Pupils
The 13 slips, for the most part tankers, formed the last convoy
tabod to pans which through the Canni,. and were on their way
to Sucz when hostiliues began in Egypt.
HERR RAAB INTERIM
EUROPE HELD OVER TEXAS OIL BARREL
By DAVID SHEARS
ས
Washington, Jan. 4. The rising price of United States crude oil will cost Europeans up to 250,000 dollars (about £89,270 sterling) a day more but may relieve a serious supply shortage by stimulating production, officials here forecast today,
On United States expert was hopeful that the price rise of
wo 45 cents (about up
three shillings and twopence) a barrel In Texas Gulf ports would induce Texas State authorities to rise production quotas which have held emergency shipments to Europe below the planned
One Wheel of DrPRESIDENT dolly' turpet of 500,000 barrels.
CONLETITWE
today
the Liberian tanker Stale ut Liberty, ullende inlso by the captabs of all the stranded ships, said the United Nations considered that the operation of Canal was
the ships out of the part of the Canal eleurunce opérations,
Repealing her genervus ges-getting
of last year, Miss Larissa presented an evening of ballet by her pupils lust ight at the kinpire Theatre, to help raise funds
for the Hongkon Sen School. H.E. the GovUTION Grantham were among the audience, which also included a large number of en- thusiastic chaturth of all ages.
and
لات شما
It may be that Miss Tenat's classes contain no prodigies, but the general standard of dancing in tade, alid the split and good humour of all the vancera art, very evidea),
Not Obliged
The stups would tum around go out by the way they came, he said. He said these manoeuvres had been approved by the Egyptim Government,
Bald
that
General Wheeler one of the ships were obliged The first past conslated of a charm. to leave, but he hoped that "all ing story, Jendered by yely youthful of them would join the convoy dancers, a girl whowo toya tomorrow. Most of the captains chiaren au performed helt steps of the stranded ships agreech sed "pointer with precision ai tho although some of then said they maiviausi aunces stid some of the hard to consult their owners.
Au come 10 ile one" midnight. The
duets, though the concerted numbers were utilise serumoird. But most noticeable was the way
the
During in which
They entered into their parts, and
became for the home the doll in wy they were supposed to repreBONU Every pertummer geserves a ne uf pause, but special metifturi must be made of the little targızin and ma Marquise. the Japanese dolls, the
campal bird, the "In 1901, ille paper on the the
lic qui Roll (Nellie Lany, he whole laes was moel aliṛactive, and there were numerous deùgnifi
mel pleasing deny the paper duli, who stepped in if a giant book, and the alterinu dois who inade bar
Iron Potrance
The a nuge DUA Inusle wa Carefully selected from discs, and recurtied into tape, irre- by, ensuring the continuỳ the Might Blagie." as the fallet was
utied.
•
SECOND HALF
The secondi, half was a New Year
, Unai Divertissement, by the older students ut Miss Temir. Ai ellegilye opening Calling Coast Watching Station number was "Bella", which was a 14. M. 5.
Time Signal cumpanded by no music, but only by the tinkling of the bells held in O, Weather He- and the Neva; purt, Announcement and inter- § the duncorë' batids. A solo Caucasian
Jude 118 Colony Civis Defence darke, to une interesting inusic by
Exerche. Talk by te . E.} Khachaturian, though graceful, was
Terry UBE; 7.20; Krymples by not quite lively enough. The sath
Carl; 7 30. Rediffusion's Jazz Club; 3. Dorothy Carles show; 8.15, "1 Love Mystery"; 8.30. Reditusin's Voice of Spar-News and Views of the Colony Sports and Sportsmen; Tie Signal, News and Home News from Britain; 9,15, The Hit Parade;_ 9.45,
Hariri
Nocturne. 10.15. Paul Temple and the Law
Astate-=-Sipimide rence
"Salty West" by
Burbridge; Findels 10.45, One Night Stand: 11. Redif
Dance I'
Mid- Purly: 12 Hight. "Goa Bave the Queen"; Closs iM/W
BOYS AND GIRLS PAGE SOLUTIONS:
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TRADING ROT ON
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IIDDEN FIRI: (plenter now hale); stpike); bolw a húo)ded.
MIXED-UP 18:
Flounder: Muskalonge: Amberjack.
FISH REDUSI Bulhond; Porchis "Catfish; Yellowtail,
10-0.
could be said of a later number, the "Oriental Lancer" from the Carnival, the dancer looked must elective and moved neatly and alluringly, bus to the existing music of Borodin's Poluvialan dances, her steps were not wild and fast enough.
the operation, ships will be helped through the difficult passages of the Canal by powerful tugs at work, fore and aft
Wheeler said he had full con- in the success of the fidence operation.-France-Presse.
Vienna, Jan. 4. Austrian Chancellor Ju- lius Raab will become the interim President of the Austrian Republic, follow- the death today of ing President Theodor Koer.
constitution Austrian
La case of the spectiled that death of น่าจ President,
his functions are taken over tem- the Chancellor in porarily by addition to his other duties.
The Austrian tomorrow mett
ner.
Th
But a spokesman of the Texas body concerned-the Texas Rallrond Commission-said to
Commission took day that the no account of price changes in fixing production limits,
Criticism Rejected
The spokesman, Mr Ernest one of the TRC's Thompson, three commissioners, said in a telephone inter- long-distance vlow: "We only take account of stocks."
He rejected European cri
the Commission's
Cabinet whiticisms that
to refusal to raise Texas, produq- afternoon
limits for January ifon presented an attempt to create an artificial shortage and force prices up.
formally take note of the death of the President and his replace ment by Roob,
ELECTION
states that The Constitution
Presidency elections for the must be held under universal suffrage, but does not set any time limit for the holding of such the death eloctions, following
of a president.
After the death of President 1960, Renner in December. elections for his successor were May, 1851-France- held in
Pressc.
US NOT FINANCING
ASWAN HIGH DAM
Washington, Jan. 4
A State Department spokesman said today that the United States does not plan to renew its offer to provide financial aid to Egypt for the construction of the High Aswan Dam on the Nile.
The spokesman, speaking at a British protectorate of Uganda press conference, also denied and the British-administered any knowledge of reported territory of Tanganyika, which American Government plan for is under United Nations trustee- a large scale development plan ship, would be asked to parti- In the Nile Valley.
cipate in the working out of the plan.
In "Scenes fron Cinderella", Frederiek appeared, one of the only three plate dancers of the evening,
The existence of such a plan and mude a charming and appeal- ing princo to Clay Chen's Lando-
bad been reported today by the
Informed Washingon circles, rells. The fairy was a little heavy, Washington newspaper Evening meanwhile, recalled that the but hart considerable digruty. "Jealousy", was a clever duet Star, which said the plan would United States, in withdrawing its Tango by Eva Liang and Peter, be included in the now, pro- offer to aid in the construction both dressed in striking black and
gramme for the Middle East, to of the Aswan Dam last July, orangu,
A sophisticated ond
be presented to Congress by stated that America was still in- pandonate
performed with inuch feeling. The Bones from President Elsenhower tomorrow, terested in the well-being of the Carnaval" already mentioned.com.
The newspaper said that peoples of the Nile Valley-- Lathed suna excellent mugbera
Egypt, the Sudan, Eiblopia, the France-Presse. two duets, "Pierrot and Pietratto," danced by Lin and Nello Loh; two Ray red-and-wiko clad "Benoriina" -Lorna Wong and Barbara, Chengj "Scarecrow" by Selena Leo and "Melody!" by Irene Mok to Tchaikowsky's munte. At this point, 1 must pause to comment enthusias- tically on the costumes, designed by Mr E Tesar. Both the children's mud the older dancers' costumes were really beautiful, immaginative 'creations, tho colour expertly chosen and niways suitable. Tha ono for "Melody" was perhaps the best of all, a Almay white chiffon with the muse stave and notes in Miver, and a miver treble clef for a headdress.
ANIMAL GROUP NAMES: 1-4, 2- 3-, 4-0 3-1, 0-1, Tre. D-g, tap
RIDDLE ANSWERST), MUSTARD 1. On the OUTSIDE, 1. A QUAGE DOCTOR. 4. BOOTS. . A ALLARE. MAJOR. 5. Because it represent Hard-ware (weer).
The last two items were "Races", with riding, crope did i cenoorted in which_0.giris theased, sa jockeyi
gance, Imitative of their aleeds" as well un-time' Fideru, to adapted from Schumann's, "WIR Horwoman." The Angle was "Champagne Valse" danced by abela in pink, esch will a champagne glass. Here, omme another surprise, for Frederick danced of naɛn whitey. to collect the Bigges on this tray. Pozigital «ident In What an extremerto fact," the whole |rconception. Was throughout original and pleasingly HOBBLEDEHOYS Oats Loals Tiles | unconventionaly and SUGI KUNTOSA Isten Belly Biny Bliky Mier Way must be congratulated on producing
·Angles. Darion Dericton | muoRI AJORY ANd weijogable, writerkatzi Candles Liberace Liberate strive mank. Ahm muete for the second half Trees Pyets Mopes Poeme Laya Wars: $210/WH/Well ́arid" cncntilly thosen; Mama Mbang i Mason Jason Pande ar din wie mit recorded, no comment
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The Texas Retiroad Commois ston's attitude was viewed by European embassies here as the key to the whole oil situation.
SIDE GLANCES
Privately, officials acknow- ledged that Britain and other **Dismay" countries had voiced
at the rate of United States oil shipments to Europe, and at the Texas Commission's refusal to raise production "allowables."
421,000 A Day
*
The increase in overall United States all production is still well below the 850,000 barrels when the a day envisaged
oll plan was put emergency into effect at the end of Novem- ber.
The latest offlelai figure was 421,000 barrels a day shipped to Europe during the week December 13-19.
of
A British official today to reach described the failure the planned target as "disquiet- ing."-Reuter.
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