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COMMENT OF
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Educating The Resettled
WHE
THEN the report of a single sitting of the
Urban Council can occupy up to 14 columns in a
paper, BR
news-
did yesterday's | meeting, the public vividly reminded of extraordinary
extent
are tlan
LA
which the Council's activi Les have been enlarged, as well as the heavy call on the time of the Councillors In dealing with what have noy become manifold problems relating to public welfare,
health and sanitation.
In view of this many will feel
somo surprins that ONU member yesterday urged; further responsibilities for councillors by their appoint- ment to commitives outside the Urban Council but which deul with affairs which are to some degree Interrelated with the work of the Council. The public- spiritedness which motivates the proposal wins acclama- tion, but it does stem that| if Implemented it would impose severe additional demands
Councillora,
оп
who could, In any event, only report back, and absorb
. more of the Council's time
in explanations and answers
Not questions.
to
expectedly
the motion
132.
the officials from opposing
refrained
understanding
on the clear the that Council would not be able debate decisions tu
by Government-appointed boards and committees with which the UC obtained liaison.
OF the
Was
mnny
question.
raised at yesterday's meet- ing none produced more Jiluminating and significant replies than those relating to sanitary defects in re- The settlement blocks. existence of dirty toilets, it explained, was duc firstly to insanitary habits of the dwellers, secondly to thefts of parts of the Bush system,
in- thirdly to adequate supply of lush water. Dirly drains ure largely caused by persona throwing refuse into them. and similarly this helps to cause perpetually wet wash- ing places.
THE WEATHER: Fresh N."winds, strong at ihnen in ex- postă places. Ovorezzi and bold during the afternoon. Becom- ing colder with light rain or drinxló" this evening.
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RELAX IN
"DAKS Whiteaways
France Asked To Get Moving_On_Independence For Algeria
AFRO-ASIANS GET TOUGH
Break With Moderates
Commonwealth News
PINEAU REJECTS LILLI SUES FOR PLAN TO
DEMANDS
United Nations, Feb. 5.
Eighteen of the 27 Afro-Asian nations de- manded tonight that France grant Algeria the right of self-determination and open immediate negotiations for a ceasefire and a peaceful settle- ment of their dispute under UN auspices.
Government
Deny Irresponsible' Report
A brief report pub- lished in the current issue of the American magazine Newsweek to the effect that "the British are seriously weighing the return of Hongkong to China” is entirely without foun dation, a Government spokesman said today. "There is absolutely no truth in this irresponsible report," the spokesmen rald, "and it can be taken as quite certain thai fler Majesty's Government is not contemplating anything of the kind."
This is what Newsweek wrote:
of
"It won't happen tomar- row the day after. but the British are seriously
the weighing
return Itongkong Communist China, since the Island is almost impossible to de- fend. Some British strateg- feel voluntary with- Inta drawal might pay divi- dends, providing they can get favourable trade agree- ments with Peking in ex- change."
EXPLOSIONS
ROCK RENO:
These disclosures clearly Indicate the urgent need for education in health and sanitation among the people, previoualy squatters, who now occupy the resettle- ment flats. That provision for this is made in the cur- rent estimates will be welcomed by the public generally and If Govern- ment fecls that
the estimates have to be pruned, the axe should certainly not be applied in this direction, It is pointless to resettle Three underground gas squatters reasonably explosions rocked Reno to- decent Ants if they are not day, demolishing four large at the same time taught buildings, damaging others,
in
how to look after them and to appreciate their
living facilities.
new
TWO DEAD
Reno, Feb. 5.
The resehillon was a sharp departure from the text pressed today by the "muderates" with the group, who had sought in two sons, lasting more than ; three hours, to work Oul 11 "mukkale grond“ approach to
the question.
The demand recognised the right of the Algerians to self- determination,
Negotiations
it, operative paragraphs would have the General Assembly:
France
Request
respond to the desire of the people of Algeria to exercise their fundamental right of sest-
the
delimination.
Invite France and people of Algeria to enter inta immediate negotiations to j end hostiles and settle peace- fully their differences in accor dance with the Charter of the United Nations,
Request
the Secretary General 10 assist The parties in conducting such negotiations and report to the
the 12in session of Assembly.
General
-DIVORCE-
New York, Feb. 5. Lilli Palmer filled a divorce sult yesterday against Rec Harrison in Juarez, Mexico, giving "incompatibility” as the reason, the Daily News said today in a copyrighted report from Juarez-United Prag.
NAUTILUS CLOCKS 20,000
BRING
BACK EIRE'
London, Feb. 6.
A scheme for the Irish Republic to rejoin the Commonwealth is "about to be sprung on Ireland, both north and south," the Daily Telegraph assert- ed today.
Its
columnist, Peterbough, reporting this as a "big sur- prise", added: "Even more sur prising is the sinarce from which the java is expected-Sean Mac- Bride, founder of the Republican Party,"
Saying that Mr MacBride is reported to have pressed Mr John Costello in 1040 to lead his country cut of the Common- wealth, Peterborough
rom. tents; "The reason for Mir MucBride's change of heart is Eire's
dangerous economic
situation.
the
tripl
"It is further threatened
projected European
zunrkel,
tariffs might
Avoltjen bankrupt
by Conti-
of the
country,
ELECTION SOON
"Mr MacBride is belleved to be hoping that the World Bank will come to the rescue by
OEEC loans through
on the ground that Eire is ungeveloped. "If this plan comes off, she might have to agree to the same Commonwealth status
-as that
JUST A BUMP'
YESTERDAY'S RAIN WAS ALMOST A RECORD
Feb
Yesterday was the second wettest rary day, recorded by the Royal Observatory Hongkong. A total of 2.89 ins (79.3 mm)
of rain fell.
The record was establish- ed In February, 1940, 4:
A minimum temperature or 49.7 degrees was record- es at the Observatory In the early hours of this
morning.
The present cold weather in the Colony is due to the movement of cold front which is bringing cold air
down from Siberia.
HARRY TRUMAN IN FALL:
SIX STITCHES IN HEAD
Kansas City, Missouri.
Former President Harry Truman slipped and fell while walking near his home today, cutting his scalp.
Iraq's Appeal
Washington, Feb. 5. The Crown Prince of truq, Amir Abdul Ilah, today asked President Eisenhower for more military aid, and said his coun- try was "happy" about the American anti-Communist pro- gamme in the Middle East.-- Reutor.
Not Going Yet
"I just buinped my head. there's nothing wrong," said Mr Truman.
But his doctor said he had six stitches and the two-inch wound at the back of his head was "clear to the bone."
BLEEDING
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To Be Tried
Retford, Feb. 5. Two nice who escaped trom -# criminal mental institution inst month were committed yesterday for trial at Nottingham Assizes ou changes of attempted murder and theft. The men, who were at liberty for four days, are Breuils Samuel Mitchell, 27
and Richard Maskill, 194 China Mall
After striking his head when he slipped on an icy walk near his home at Independence, Mr Truman continued to his office Special. in Kansas City and it was not until early noon doctor was called in.
"He was bizoding ifike every-
Alat the Aid For Jordan
Every point in the resolution LEAGUES! has yet appeated in the Irish ally denies sport day on- thing when he went to the
has been rejected in
advance
in address
H
New London, Feb. 5. America's first atomic-
9.
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Amman, Feb, 0;
A royal diocres: Issted today approval the-Arab solidarity wil roceive 2125 million ald from Arab countries to replaco he's the Brlich annual financial
grant. Franco-Praze,
Moscow, Feb. B. Oh and Pakistan.
An authoritative Egyptian word about the Moscow
ourice said the doctor.. press But there
Keops no
dent Gamal Nakour would visit stitched him up as he sat in his agreement, by which Jordan by France, whose top lenders,
aoubt that Mr MacBride has
the Soviet Union mcluding the Foreign Minister,
on February chair." caught the OEEC infection,"
"No, date has been set, M. Christian Pineau,
As to Me Truman's general Mr MacBridą sceently leg the three-hour 19-minute
and it would not be co soon," he health, the doctor aid, on the Algerian cuse yesterday, powered submarine, Nauti-three member publican Party added.--France-Presse.
ina."United Press. out of a coalition government insisted that there could be no lus today clocked 20,000 led by Mr Costello, creating a negotiations of any kind before | nautical leagues under the situation which has led to the 1 ceasefire,
of д general The French have rejected all about 120 miles off the New election next month. China
Ben when it reached a point announcement suggestions
of "political pre-
Moll Special, conditions"
such as granting the Jersey coast, its Com- right of self-determination be-mander, Captain Eugene fore a peaceful settlement of the Wilkinson, announced this dispute is achieved.
No Interference
morning.
The Nautilus thus lived up to the performance of its Actitious They have also refuse to RC-namesake, created by the famous cept any United Nations "Inter- French writer, Jules Verne, 87 ference in the matter, such 6 years ago in his book "Twenty- is implied in the suggested as thousand Leagues under sistance of the Secretary General io "conducting" The proposed
negotiations.
In the vocabulary of the UN, where resolutions were wighed
the
Twenty thousand nautical leagues is about 80,000 nautical miles (just over 100,000 kilo- metres).
Newsmen who were allowed
PAKISTAN MAY GO
From DEREK MARKS
London, Feb. 5. There are grave dangers of a serious Commonwealth
Kashmir issue.
for punctuation and the placing aboard the vessel for the oc- crisis arising over the of words, the 18-power Asian casion were not informed of the African draft résolution WDS classified as a "tough resolu-speeds or depths reached by the submarine. It was noted, how- ever, that the Nautilus's per- formance was infinitely superior to that of a conventional type submarine.
on."
The "moderates" in the Asian African Kroup, led by the
I'hilippines, Japan and Thailand, continued their efforts to come Captain Wilkinson also praised the extreme manoeuvrability of plete an alternadve resolution.
Their proposal would express the Nautilus, which would, with the Assembly's "belief" that normal type engines, havo used French and Algerian represtar about 720,000 gallons of diesel tatives should negotiato but fuel to cover 20,000 leagues. - would not include any request France-Presse,
and starting fires,
for France to declare Algeria's killed and more than 42 were
At least
The Council's estimates call injured.
for fairly heavy spending in the recruitment of Bonnel, but
were two people
Two thepartment stores, per-financial building and the Reno manifestly Elks Club were demolished, health education officers, About 20 other structures were sanitary Inspectors and damaged by blast ound fire, other assistants must exist
right to self-determination.
1
Philippine's Plan 'Red China
Serrano, proposal in the General The Philippine delegate, Mr Assembly today a plan which was The fire raged ufchecked based on: (1) A ceasefire, (2)
in numbers appropriate to hours later, Mayor Len Harris Negotiations to bring full peace
(3) Negotiations for the basis for
An Outlaw
Bloomington, Feb. 0. Mr Walter Robertson, Assist-
the rapid expansion of ser-ordered an area of eight square to elections with Algeria to ant Secretary of State for Far
vices which have
blocks reped off como
and evacuated free because continued gus leakage the "future status"
Britain's High Commissioner to New Delhi, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has been specially instructed to urge the Nehru Government to accept a tree
plebiscite,
The indications MacDonald mission.
are that his failed in his
The fear now is that if she does not get justice from the United Naticos, Pakistan will then ask other Commonwealth countries to give her full back- ing.
"It such backing is not forth- coming. Pakistun muy fce? obliged to quit the Common- wealth.
within the control of the threatened still more explosions, be the eventual application of Eastern Affairs, today denounced country that
Urban Council. The money
Mr Harris cald 150 Nevada
self-determination.
China
as an "outlaw nation".
spent in this direction will National Guardsmen were sum- not bo begrudged for there moned to
The draft resolution will be le sald he knew of no plan for
in lake over complete formally introduced
tho the United States to recognise is every prospect of fully control of the evacuation area. Assembly's Political Committee 1. compensating resulta.
-United Press,
tomorrow--Untied Press.
BOISTEROUS WELCOME FOR
ROCK AND ROLL KING
Landon, Feb. 5, Thousands of teenagerss colourfully - clai and screaming hysterically, EKTO "Rock und
Roll" band leader. Bil Haley a frenzied welcome to Bri. lain today.
At Southampton, where his thip docked, and later when ho arrived in Lon- don. enthusiastlo · fans swept aside cruh barriers and fought with police for a glimped of thele kdoi.
The smiling. round-faced muslelah, who has come ́with his fellow singers to
make a tour of Britain, z' Look it all calmly, but looked pale and apprehen- alve when bis engulfed by a surging məb at London's Waterloo Bridro,
For
Car
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10 minutes, police mirurried with an controllable crowd, whi fremică faile battered on the doors, the windows
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and tho roor of the vehlote.
A policewoman was injured and received first aid after fainting.
Police tried to smuggle Haley out of the docks when the 1lner,
Queen Elizabeth, the fADE, bertlied, but mostly girls in bright jeans, stopped bls car. clothew
were torn off · his back and several girts were trumpled in the rusk, --China Mail Special.
Mr Robertson accused the Peking regime of failing to keep agreements, killing about 18 million Chinese in seven years, and confiscating hundreds of millions of dollars in property without paying compensation.
it
'If the United States did re- cognise Communist China would mean "the liquidation of the Republle of China on For-
musa,"
He said Formosa was a "vital
The present Paldistan Govern- ment gave valuable support at time of the Suez crisis, The British Government has Leen bluntly told that Pakistan! ministers must take account of the growing feeling in their association with the Commonwealth yields no dividends.
In particular the sale of 08 Canberra bombers to India is regarded as providing it with weapons which could only con- ceivably be intended for uso ngainst Pakistan.
The situation will be din- cussed on Wednesday by an all-party group of MPs who are supporting Pakistan's case in Westminster.-London Ex- proza Service.
link in the free work's island Safe On Haunted'
In
protect
any
no
Mountain
chain of defences in the Pacife.” addition, Mr Robertson Gold, If the abandoned United States commitments to Formosa, longer feel Asian
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 5, country would
A Royal Air Force helicopter “ប័ន, it could rely an protection orashed today Into a "haunted ngainst the Communist threat. peak" in the Cameron high-
These
of weak Innkle comparatively
Central Malaya nations would have ΠΟ other Reports reaching here tonight recourne but to come to terms, sald none of the three occupanta the best they could get, with was injured, but the helicopter the Peking colossus," he said.— | was zak to bo mashed
United PreO,
Hauter,
Egypt's New Move Against Israel
New York, Feb. 5. Egypt today formally cailed for a new meeting of the United Nations General As- sembly to debate Israel's
fallure
to comply with six resolutions demanding that i
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