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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1957,
Price 20 Cents.
SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF AUTHORISED
New York, Feb, 21,
Duty And Rights The Security Council to
RESIDENT Elaenhower's that Israel
Pinsistones
forthwith full its obliga-| tions to withdraw wholly from Egyptian territory is based on the principle that no country has any morul or legal right to flaunt or Impose conditions on resolu- tions approved by the United Nations. It is a principle that is willingly necepted by those nations who acknow- ledge the necessity of a morat law governing inter-| national relations
dealings.
Israel's duty to the United.
Nations in clear enough. Remaining sitronded in
doubt is what is going to happen after the Israelis have obeyed the commands
of the General Assembly,) Here President Eisenhower WAN curiously vague, and from Israel's point of view unrealistic.
NOTHING that has happened
resume
day unanimously up- proved a resolution to send Mr Gunnar Jar- ring, of Sweden on # mission to India and Pakistan
examine to proposals for a solution of the Kashmir prob- lem.
The voting was ten in favour with none against and the Soviet Union abstaining.
Mir Jarring is scheduled to
TO EXAMINE KASHMIR PROBLEM
report back to the Council before April 15. 1957.
The new "peace mission" was the result of a re- solution sponsored by the United States, Bri- Lain and Australia, which was put before the Counell yesterday after the Soviet Union had vetoed a previous Western resolution
which was much wider in scope.
In addition to calling for a visit to the subcon- tinent by Mr Jarring, the rejected resolution envisaged a
Kashmir plebiscite under the supervision of a United Nationa international
army.
The long drawn out de- bate over Kashmir came to a head rapidly today,
SINGAPORE officiaL ALLEGES IN COURT:
IMMIGRATION RACKET
IN HONGKONG' National
during recent years supe parts the suggestion that It is wrong to assume Egypt would not
dim crimination against Israeli shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba and would not again Indulge in commando raids In the Gaza strip once the Jarnelis have withdrawn fo their own territory. It bas been the declared policy of A Singapore Immigration officer said in court successive Egyptian govern yesterday there was a well organised racket in Hongkong ments to apply sanctions which for a fee smuggled people without valid permits into against Isracti shipping, Singapore. and an essential feature of Cairo's military adventures
People Smuggled
In: No Permits
ties in the Gaza aren
The officer, Mr B. R. Marks, Was prosecuting Hue Ching
them to be remanded Ull their removal from Singapore.
to sustain sporadic hostili-Shing, 28, an assistant manager 1 Hongkong commercial Since UN intervention in the agency, and Ng Sai Tlong, 29, Middle East flare-up which merchant who were charged with entering Singapore illegally resulted in the complete withdrawal of Anglo-French on June 9. forces from the Suez and Both pleaded guilty. partial evacuation of Egypt $250 (HK$500)
The magistrate fined cach and ordered by the Israelis, President Nasser has given not the slightest indication that he is prepared to accept any- thing but the status quo
Israeli troops; Mr Marks told the court, in- have been cleared from his yestigations revealed the accused territory. It 14
- had had their passages arranged reasonable, therefore, that ¦ !!!
through friends in Hongkong Israel should seek guarand members of the ship's crew
at a total cost of HK$900. ters
resuscitation Against
He said: "They had apparently of the racket
ante
once
unt
of Fedayeen netivilies and taken continuance of the Egyptian vow
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He
'THIRD CASE'
blockade against her ship. He asked the court to impose ping,
a severe sentence, Difficult understand, in i
said the case was the these circunstances, is turd of its kind brought to the
attcution President Eisenhower's ap-
of the Immigration Tuthorities, willingness
although this was parent associate the United States the first time there had been a In sanctions against Israel prosecution,
10
Singapore, Fob. 22.
Health
Crisis: GPs
Demand
London, Feb. 21. General practitioners will be advised to resign from Britain's National Health Service unless the Govern-
|HK_COMMENT ment agrees to an immediate
The Hongkong Director of Criminal Investi. gation, Mr N. B. Fraser, said. "We have no informatiön 00 this particular subject.
"We have not been approached by the authori. Singapore ties."
Guided
Missile
Escapes
Almagordo, Feb, 21.
and satisfactory settlement of the doctor's pay claim, it was announced here tonight.
Some 40,000 doctors In the National Health Service have demanded a 24 pêr cent pay increase.
up a
Yesterday the Government announced would set Royal Commission to enquire into the renumeration of doctors and dentists,
The Government said I did not feel able to admit the claim, which would cost about £20 million a year.
BMA STATEMENT
the
A statement issued by General Medical Services Cum- milice of the British Medical Association, representing 21,000 doctors, sald weight:
when Mr Arkady Sobolev of the Soviet Union announced he would give his tacit blessing to the new re- solution by registering an "abstention" when it came to a vote. When hands were count- ed, there was no oppo- sition, ten favourable voles were registered and the Soviet Union abstained.
COLONY'S
ROUND
THE CLOCK
OUTPUT
Manchester, Feb. 22:
Veteran U.N. observers felt that Mr Jarring would leave as soon as possible and felt that he would probably visit Karachi first and post- pone his visit to New Delhi until after the Indian elections in March.
Mr Krishna Menon of India, again appeared tired and wenk
as he took his place at the
RELAX IN
DAKS
Whiteaways
Council table for to- day's deliberations, After his collapse yes- torday, he
came into
the chamber attended by his personal phy- slejan, who sat near him, with his blood- pressure kit.
At the conclusion of the
session, he moved easi ly out of the room, stopping to chat with several delegates, Reuter & France-Presse.
(See also P3).
BEFORE BRITISH WITHDREW Nasser Promised
Canal Freedom
United Nations, Feb, 21.
Sanctions Move By
US Will Be
Unpopular
Washington, Feb. 21. President Eisenhower will face strong congres sional disapproval if he supports a United Nations policy of sanctions against Isracl
That much was clear In the aftermath of the President's television speech last night in which
he declared that the United Nations had "no choice", tut exert pressure on Israel to comply with its demand that she evacuato her troops from Egyptian territory,
The consensus in Washington was that the President thereby served unmistakable notice that he was prepared to lavolta a policy of sanctions.
his reference to the moment United Nations must renow with increaseal vigour its
Britain disclosed today it had received assur." fateful
ances of free passage for its ships through the Suez Canal before withdrawing its troops from the Canal Zone last year.
Hongkong spindles operated for 8,522 hours out of a year's total of 8,784 hours, according to a sur- vey of textile spinning in- dustries of 46 nations pub-through lished today.
A
the
efforts to bring about Israel! that Israel would be given time
withdrawal obviously indicated
10 reconalder £1.9 previous position.
RECRET
Senator Lyndon B.
Johnson,
the Senate, whose previous
"Tho United States, in dis-opposition to sanctions was sup- cussions with the representative
ported by the whole of the of Israel, has provided adequate Democrtale Senate polley com- assurances which recognise, the that the
mitee proper interests of Israel," he said.
"there
Today expressed regrot
British spokesman satd has received "adequate assur- Brain and France were assured ances" from the United States the UN Secretary-on the conditions 11 has General, Mr Dag Hammarskjold, stipulated for withdrawal of its the Democratic Party leader in The survey compiled by the In- on December 3 that Egypt would forces.
ternational Federation of Cot-not discriminate against shipping ton and Allied Textile indus-
of the two nations after they tries showed that Lancashire
withdrew their troops. mills were at the bottom of the list for hours worked with 1,320 hours for the period ending July 31, 1856, The survey said indian spindles worked 5,602 hours; Dutch, 4,308 hours; German,
3.729 hours; and French, 3,325 hours, India and Hongkong shipped more than 180 million yards of cotton cloth to Britain, The survey raid that cotton ecusumption by the world's mills created a new record in that year of 38,937,000 bales.
-Reuter.
US Figures Incorrect
It had been announced earlier that Britain had "no misgivings" about the use of the Canal by Anglo-French shipping. but today was the first time the December 3 assurances had been mentioned,
They have not yet been made public in detail.
INTERDEPENDENT
President sull felt was no choice, but to "There have
bring pressure on one side of a measures
In fact been two-aided dispute in the Middle suggested which East unicas certain terma are would be put into effect after met." Israell compliance with the UN. resolution (calling for with drawal of Israeli forces Egyptian territory).
From
"I agree that Israel should withdraw, but I also 1001 that the withdrawal. should be ac- companied by adequate United leave Israel defenceless," added Nations notion” that."" will not
Johnach. been Senator
Chioa
"There will be no next step that the withdrawal of Anglo-proaches
The spokesman recalled also a response by Israel to the ap- until there are indications of
French troops was delayed unit made," United Press,
which have
the U.N. Emergency Force 'wis
ready to take over the positions
they were leaving
It was late December befor the evacuation was completed.
The Chairman of the Hongkong Exporters Association, Col. H. Owen-Hughes sald today
linked this sequence of Agures of exports of Hong- events with the Foreign Oflec kong shirts to the United
Announcement today that Bri- States quoted In an agency
believed withdrawal of York message from New
on Israeli forces from the Gaza Wednesday were incorrect, strip and the Aqaba coast, ont The Chairman of the Japanese the movement of U.N. Korean imports Committee of the Into the two areas should es American National Association "Interdependent".
179
of
tain
vacula We do not want to see a
of Shirt, Pyjama, and Sports- "We cannot put in UN. forces wear Manufacturers, said that until the Israelis have left," he "Decording to trade reports," said. US imports of Hongkong shirts,
made
Japanese cloth, this
yea; amounted to about 420,000 dozen, compared with 450,000 shipped from Japan in the
whole of 1956.
The Committee is summon- ing an emergency conference of local medical commitices throughout the country at an early date, and is recommending to that conference that unless
to The magistrate, Mr G. Tara
012 should she continue to Singh, agreed on the need for a
A Matador guided missile the Government agrees
and immediate broke loose from its radio settlement of the profession's Col. Owen-Hughes said that the
sailsfactory fuse to fulf! UN resolu-
severe sentence, but tions, and at the same time "There is no evidence before the
said: control today and travelled claim, to arbitration, general display seeming reluctance court that a racket exists and i
hundreds of miles before it practilloners throughout the to commit the US to guaran- cannot take notice of this point." ran out of fuel and crashed country will be advised to said teen of protection for-Reuter,
it is believed, harmlessly. in their resignations from the Israel's territory and ship-
The Air Force in Washington ping once she has fulfilled
sald eight it had received-un- her obligations.
confirmed information indicating that the misguided missile muy have crashed In Wyoming, near Rock Springs.
that
THE dispute between Egypi and Israel is not une- sided; neither Can be its settlement. Israel's fulfil- ment of her obligations 10 the United Nations must not allow freedom to Pre- sident Nasser to indulge in acta of provocation and dis- crimination, Nusser shows
Three Army Officers
On Charges
Nicosia, Feb. 21.
It was believed earlier the Matador crashed is a desolate mountain
of Western Colorado,
arch
650-Mile Flight
The Air, Force sold the missile may have covered as
no signs of voluntarily Three British army much as 650 miles during its wild ns-officers, including n Lien-90-minute, uncontrolled flight I gave rise to numerous re-
giving the required surances, and the UN
him.
from all Egyptian territory section 11 of
service."—China Mall Special.
OH, FOR AN A-BOMB
Paris, Feb. 21.
a
An atomic bomb exploded in the middle of the Sahara Desert could turn its arid wastes into a fertile gardea, according to
the French Union member of Assembly, M. Pierre Cornet.
He said there was an immense amount of water beneath the sands of the Sahara. One atomic explosion there would do the work of millions of man-hours, and what no excavator could do -create hugo reservoirs water in the de
desert.
of
total quantity Hongkong ship- ped during 1056 was 37,531 dozen, while 5,000 dozen were shipped in December and 3,000 dozen in January.
Pedestrians Hit By Gunfire
a
Algiers, Feb. 21. Rebel terrorista driving large four-door sodan through
north-western the
Algerian town of Saida tonight suddenly opened up with machineguns on a crowd of pedestrians,
First reports said a young girl was killed by the gunfire and a number of people were wounded-United Press,
More Arrests
at tenant-Colonel, will be court ports of unidentified flying ob the moment does not appear martialled in Nicosia next, jects" throughout the West. inclined to extract them
week, it was announced to- from, or impose them on day.
The Air Force said a ground
Budapest Feb. 21. observer corps station in Wyom- Salt Lake
Polico searched the technieni Withdrawal of Israeli forces They are to be charged undering reported to n
Utah, air defence centre
university at Miskolc, north-east City, the Army Act, that it sighted what appeared to
These "inland scas" would Hungary, today, seizing does not guarantee peace offences.
which covers a wide range of be the trail of a missile
at nuke
the climate more fem- weapons, ammunition and leaf- in the Middle East, There
and perale and enable vast extents Jets an "extremely high" aitliude 45 The three accused officers are miles south of Rock Springs.
detaining "several" must subsequently be
of ground to be irrigated, he people, It was officially reported an Lieutenant-Colonel P. C. M. equivalent contribution by Buckle,
tonight-Reuter. Later the gas company em-caid-China Mall Special. Royal West Kent Egypt and the other Arab Regiment;
reported on explosion ployce states hostile to Israel Feuttler, O.B.E., Duke of Wel-
and fire 60 miles north-cast of Rock Springs. an agreement underwritten lington's Regiment; and Lieu by the United Nations tenant E. J. H. Dasent, also of The Malador is a high-speed which
safeguards
the Duke of Wellington's Regi-pilotless misalle designed integrity of all the terri-
bombardment. It is powered by torics concerned, and the the charges had no connection
An Army spokesman staled jet engince and can be armed freedom of Israelf shipping with Cypriots, but declined to
with an atomic.warhead. But! the runaway missile carried only through the Gulf of Aqaba umplify them.-China Mail ret:carch equipment, - United
Special,
Press.
and the Suez Canal,
the
ment.
Major
L. B.
WHEN A HEART LOOKS LIKE A
London, Feb. 21.
There are broken hearta in
the London tie trade today. --- caused ・ unwittingly by the Duke of Edinburgh. When the Duke arrived at
Lisbon to greet the Queen st' the start of the royal tour of Portugal, correspons= {/ dents reported that he was
wearing a thê covered will. The orders came pouring In- hearts.
f 1,000 dren the first day. Then, says the newspaper: care bad newa the Duke's tle had reindeer heads, not hearts on it,
Immediately, the Newn Chronicle reports today, an enterprising : Kle KERDILÍKA-
- turer switched his two fa0- tories from producing fles with a rock and roll mollye to a design featuring hearts.
Bo a mournful die manufaa- i turer has switched back – to rock and roll, production.
A genter.
for
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Here are some of the highlights of tomorrow's feature-packel
of the week-end Chins Mail:
caltion
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Red tape is keeping Viscount airliners grounded on London airport-whtle British lines lose out on trafic.
A doctor champions rock and roll."
European trade unions →→ ¤, piganție gang-up against British trade, says Frederick Elit,
Les Armour writes on the North Lewisham by-election.
Leonard Mosley, Eve Perrick and Giller take part in a three-cornered argument about wives,
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· There are all your regular favourites as well isoluding three (pages of local and overseas pictures, - flm “and · book reviews,
cartoons, comic strips, puzzles V., all in the Baturday MMA),
Egypt's attitude regarding the use of UN. forces to replace the Israells if they withdraw could not be determined immediately. the American view that Ismet
A US. spoltesman emphasised
The New
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-IKE'S THROAT IS- EXAMINED
Washington, Feb. 21. President Eisenhower to- day was examined at the Walter Reed army hos- piial in
Washington for
a persistent caugh which ho has had for several weeks.
Last night, before begin. ning his televised speech, Mr Eisenhower naked his audience to excuse his persistent cough. After
Mr examining Eisenhower's sinus with
1
X-Ray, the Pre-· sident's personal physi- cian, General Howard Snyder, sald' he was in very good physical con- - dition and that he could find nothing abnormal except
Might in. flammation of the wind— pipe,
The examination · Issted a quarter of an hour. Mr Elsenhower then re-
turned to the White House-France-Press.
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